The Following is VIA FreeBeacon.com
The State Department defended missile sales to Turkey just hours after news emerged that Ankara is hosting and abetting a senior Hamas operative who planned to violently overthrow the Palestinian government in the West Bank and wage war on Israel.
State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf defended the transfer of Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) to Turkey just days after she was forced to explain why the White House had stepped in to block similar weapons shipments to Israel.
Reporters at Harf’s daily briefing expressed confusion as to why arms shipments would be stopped to Israel yet permitted to Turkey, despite the latter nation’s increasing anti-Semitism and efforts to bolster Hamas terrorists.
Israeli security officials revealed early Monday that it had disrupted a plot to infiltrate the West Bank and overthrow the moderate government. It is believed that the plot was orchestrated by a Hamas leader in Turkey who also helped plan the kidnappings and murders of three Israeli teens earlier this year.
Harf was asked Monday afternoon to explain why President Barack Obama is giving Turkey high-tech arms while holding up shipments to Israel, a move that has drawn outrage in the pro-Israel community.
Harf defended the “extra care” the Obama administration is exerting over Israeli shipments and said that it is “important” to give Turkey arms right now.
“Turkey is also a NATO ally,” she said. “So for all of us who are—talk a lot about the importance of the NATO alliance, particularly when it comes to Russia and Ukraine and what’s happening there, we think it’s important to provide our NATO allies with resources. We think that’s an important use of our resources. The two [cases] aren’t comparable, but those are the facts behind them, I would say.”
Harf said that she could not explain the precise process taking place behind the scenes regarding the hold up in Israeli arms shipments.
“I don’t know how the process specifically works in that granularity,” she said, when asked to explain who holds veto power over the arms shipments.
When asked later in the briefing to comment on reports about the Turkey-backed Hamas coup, Harf could not provide much information.
“I don’t have anything to confirm those [reports],” she said. “I hadn’t heard about that otherwise. I can check,” she told reporters.
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another example of hussein obamas even handedness along with kerry
what else is new with this president, IYH republican can control the Senate and impeach him
O’bamer and the state department are anti- Semitic
They don’t owe anybody an explanation as to why they are two bit liars
Wow. I’m so shocked and surprised at this announcement. I just can’t imagine that Obama would do this to Netanyahu and Israel. I mean, look at the picture of Obama’s face as he looks at Netanyahu. It is a look of such love and admiration for him. Just look into his eyes and take note of his facial affect. Wow, such caring and a real deep desire to help out in any way possible to keep Israel safe…..
How sweet it is of him to send Turkey weaponry especially that Turkey really loves Israel. Wow, such warmth…
Siting behind ur desk and writing this type of comments is like dancing in a dark room.
What are we going to do abt it?
Why Jewish leaders are not taking action abt this dilemma?
This Harf character says that the Turks are our allies; I’m just curious, is Israel also an ally? Israel is an ally of the U.S. perhaps it goes by who the president’s ally is! In this case it’s likely Erdogan.
Free Beacon is a partisan right wing site. And like most such sites, truth is optional. Both the US and Israel denied that missiles were blocked.
@8 this was reported in numerous places…the State Dept. acknowledged it’s accuracy, “review by State Dept.”…no automatic transfers.
Don’t worry, after Obama any elected official will feel free to put the thumbscrews into Israel, except maybe one who is so “rightwing” he/she isn’t afraid to speak the truth.
sorry Charlie,
the Times of Israel ran the same story 5 days ago
live with it