3 SMALL ARTICLES WITH GREAT PROPHETIC SIGNIFICANCE,
TURKEY, SYRIA, AND LEBANON SHALL BEAR THE BURDEN,
WHEN INITIAL ATTACK BY 10 HORNS COMES ON JEWS!
A MISTRUST OF HORNS BY NON-HORNS IS GROWING,
AS DESCRIBED IN DEBKAfiles EXCLUSIVE REPORT 3!
NATO MEMBER TURKEY KNOWS ISRAELI’S FAULTS!
April 28, 2010
http://www.tribulationperiod.com/
Begin Excerpt 1 from THE JERUSALEM POST
Israel eyes Syria-Turkey military drill
By YAAKOV KATZ
28/04/2010 05:45
As Israel-Turkey relations deteriorate, past military ties may expose Israel
Syria and Turkey began three days of joint military exercises on Tuesday, raising concerns within the Israeli defense establishment about the strengthening ties between the two countries.
The military exercise, which will focus on border protection – Syria and Turkey share a land border – is the latest step in attempts by Ankara and Damascus to strengthen diplomatic and military ties. The countries last held joint military maneuvers in April 2009.
Ties between Israel and Turkey have significantly deteriorated over the past 17 months since the IDF launched Operation Cast Lead in the Gaza Strip, culminating in a decision in October to nix Israeli participation in a planned joint air force exercise in Turkey called Anatolian Eagle.
Until Operation Cast Lead last winter, the IAF frequently flew over Turkey, and had participated in several annual exercises with the Turkish Air Force. Following the offensive against Hamas and the deterioration in Israeli-Turkish relations, Ankara has refused to allow Israel to deploy its fighter jets inTurkey.
The IDF has made concerted efforts to improve ties.
In March, IDF Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi flew to Ankara for talks with his Turkish counterpart, Gen. Ilker Basbug. The deputy Turkish chief of staff is scheduled to visit Israel in the coming months.
Despite the attempts to restore ties, the Defense Ministry is wary of the growing Islamic trends in the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and as a result has decided to evaluate with caution the sale of advanced military platforms to the Turkish military
Turkey has expressed interest in a number of advanced Israeli platforms – such as the Namer armored personnel carrier and the Barak 8 missile defense system for its navy.
Israel is concerned that the border-protection exercises between Syria and Turkey will lead to full-fledged defense ties between the countries and to the possible transfer of Israeli technology from
Turkey to Syria.
Nevertheless, the two countries are pursuing joint business ventures and are in talks with the Colombian military about the possible sale of upgraded M60 tanks, the same tanks that Israel Military Industries together with Turkey’s Aselsan upgraded for the Turkish military.
The two companies handed over the last of the 170 tanks in a ceremony earlier this month in Turkey.
Begin Excerpt 2 from Yahoo News via AFP
Turkey, Syria to hold joint army drills
AFP/File – Turkish soldiers take part in a military exercise, in the town of Cizre, 2007.
Turkish and Syrian soldiers …
Mon Apr 26, 9:26 am ET
ANKARA (AFP) – Turkish and Syrian soldiers will hold joint drills this week to enhance border security cooperation, the Turkish general staff said
Monday.
The announcement came as yet another sign of the flourishing ties between the two neighbours, came to the brink of war in the late 1990s after decades of hostility.
The three-day exercises, starting Tuesday at two border outposts on the Turkish side of the frontier, aim to “boost cooperation and confidence between the land forces
of the two countries and raise border units’ level of training and ability to work together,” the statement said.
Turkey has significantly improved ties with Syria in recent years, much to the annoyance of Israel, its once close ally with whom relations have badly deteriorated.
The Syrian and Turkish militaries held joint exercises in April last year, stirring criticism from the Jewish state.
In 1998, Ankara had threatened military action if Damascus continued to shelter Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan. Tensions eased after Syria expelled the rebel chieftain, paving the way for improved ties.
Begin Excerpt 3 from DEBKAfile Exclusive Report
Israel refuses to sell Turkey advanced naval Barak-8 interceptor
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report
April 27, 2010, 4:50 PM (GMT+02:00)
Israel has turned down several Turkish requests for advanced military hardware, according to Israeli and Western intelligence sources. Sources in Ankara say that the impact from Prime minister Tayyep Recep Erdogan’s alignment with Syria and Iran and poisonous attacks on Israel is beginning to cut into the Turkish army’s operational capabilities.
In recent weeks, Turkish naval chiefs tried to find out in particular if Israel would be willing to sell the Barak 8 missile interceptor, whose radar provides 360-degree coverage against incoming missiles or air attack, and which was developed in partnership with India.
Security sources told debkafile that it was decided in Jerusalem not to sell, in case Erdogan decided to allow Iranian military intelligence experts to study the Barak-8 and analyze its technology. This interceptor is a key defensive component for the Israeli missile and warships patrolling the Persian Gulf seas opposite Iran, the Red Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean opposite Syrian and Lebanese shores.
As debkafile revealed exclusively last November, the Turkish Prime minister and Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad signed a secret military pact on Oct.
28, 2009, requiring Turkey’s military intelligence, its air force and navy to help Iran repel a possible Israeli attack on its nuclear facilities.
It included a provision for the sharing of any data and technology on Israeli weapons systems in Turkish possession, which the IDF might use for a potential strike.
Since that pact was signed, Israel has cut off all advanced weapons supplies to the Turkish armed forces. India too is flatly against letting Turkey getting hold of the Barak 8, in whose development the Indian Navy has invested $330 million since the program began in 2004. New Delhi fears that from Turkey, the technology might leak to Tehran, which India fears is capable of trading its secrets with Islamabad for Pakistani nuclear and missile technology.
Six months ago, India and Israel signed a $1.1 billion contract for the purchase of the interceptor and its installation on most of its navy’s warships. The system, complete with launchers, radar and installation sells for $24 million.
The Barak 8 provides warships with all-weather, day-and-night, 360 degrees coverage and is capable of intercepting incoming missiles when they are no more than 500 meters away from target.
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