Ankara, Turkey – Chief Rabbi of the Israeli settlement of Tekoa, Rav Menachem Furman, plans to visit Turkey upon Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s invitation, the Turkish newspaper Milliyet reported.
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Furman’s visit will take place on the backdrop of controversy in the Turkey-Israel bilateral relations in connection with the Israeli military’s attack on the Turkish humanitarian ship Mavi Marmara routing to Gaza that lead to murder of nine Turks in late May.
Furman, whom is known for his ties with the leaders of the Muslim world, is in contact with the Erdogan administration for more than a year.
He said peace in the Middle East can be achieved only through dialogue and close contact with representatives of the Muslim clergy. Furman believes Turkey will become the country that will bring peace to the region.
Israel regards Furman’s upcoming turkey visit and his meeting with Turkish politicians as an important step toward reconciliation with former military and strategic ally.
This will be Furman’s second visit for the last month. He also plans to meet with the head of the politburo of the Palestinian movement Hamas, Khaled Mashaal.
Good luck! but is he deluding himself? I think so. As Tishe Bav approaches we should read the neviim and how we made mistakes in our collective Jewish history relying on non Jews.
is he a nk
Is this the new face of the Neturei Karta?
He is not NK. He is a very liberal, progressive, Chovevei Torah-Modern Orthodox-kumbaya-Alan Brill interfaith-style “rabbi” who urged people to vote for Obama and who runs around with all sorts of Arabs, leftists, chilonim, and other evil people. The message of Tisha B’av is that very often we are our own worst enemies, and Froman is a perect example of that.
Dear Mr Furman, growing a white beard does not make you a rabbi, kissing Erdogan’s behind does not bring peace!
this guy is round the bend.Just go onto you tube he says obama is the only hope for jerusalem!he looks all holy all dressed in white with flowing white beard and peyos …but what is he actually saying?and what is his agenda?A jew that really helps his own kind puts their safety first and would NEVER put israel at risk of attack.
He puts Neturei Karta to shame
It’s Tisha B’av. Can we stop insulting people for just one day?