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Pauline Read on Ferry to run between Israel and Famagusta in north Cyprus
Israel - Haifa Port
Kibrisli newspaper reports that a ferry is expected to carry almost 100 000 tourists per year from Israel to Famagusta and is planned to start in December. A 25-person delegation from Israel will arrive in north Cyprus next week in order to finalise the agreement.
This is a major snub to international law which forbids such a journey and could open up the possibility of other countries ignoring this ban. It will be interesting to see what response this will get and also to see how much it would cost for a return trip.
Source:
Famagusta Gazette – http://famagusta-gazette.com
These headlines pop up every couple of years if not months. The local (Israeli) press says nothing about it. I have no idea how they could advertise their business. Last time when a company from TRNC came to Israel’s tourism expo Greek Cyprus boycotted the fair. So is there any real behind these news? OK, this time I”ll give it a try and call my travel agent.
As for the “how much it would cost for a return trip”. Well, it costs some 270 usd for a return 40 min flight to Larnaca. Ferries (again, to Larnaca) are very infrequent and they are far more expensive. I seriously doubt Famagusta-Haifa route would be any cheaper, though it might attract some gamblers.
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If there is even the remotest truth about this rumour Christofias will be over on the first flight to Tel Aviv to bully the Israeli’s just like all the other countries who showed an interest in investing in Northern Cyprus have been bullied too.
I challenge Christofias to surprise Turkish Cypriots in a nice way. Why doesn’t he contact the Iraqi Transport minister and let them know they can after all hold their vital transport summit at the Rocks Hotel – why doesn’t he contact Holland American Lines and tell them it is ok for them to stop at Famagusta and Larnaca [as opposed to just Larnaca] in their new cruise season – why doesn’t he call the Syrian government and apologise for all the diplomatic bullying he has been doing to try and get the ferry link from Famagusta to Syria cancelled – why is the GC government using the Orams as a political pawn, come to think of it why isn’t there an immovable property commission in the South – why does it seem that every massive infrastructural project currently taking place feels like it is beng built illegally on Turkish Cypriot land??? So many questions and no answers!! Now we hear there are an incredible 130,000 land owners in the RoC without title teeds. The hypocrisy of his dealing on property beggars belief.
The prospect of a solution that both sets of Cypriots can accept grows more and more remote every day. Christofias is coming over to meet Gordon Brown on the first day of the Orams hearing [11th Nov]. It is obvious that political intervention/interference is high on the President’s agenda again. As a Turkish Cypriot born in London I feel really let down by Christofias. I feel he has undermined the talks almost at every opportunity. 50 meetings and counting; Where will it all end?? That is the million dollar question
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A ferry service from one stolen land to another, sounds logical!
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Lewis,
From your simplistic (and suffice to say, false) one-liner I can see that you are one of these people that use blanket phrases instead of going beyond black and white “logic”
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Magbs, from your simplistic two-liner I can see that you reject numerous UN resolutions and The UN Charter of Human Rights.
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Yes Fevzi, the Republic of Cyprus and Christofias is going to bully Iraq, Israel, Great Britain and Syria by invading each country if they do not do what we say, and attacking their major cities with halloumi and pitta cannons.
On the other hand, have you thought out of the 130,000 people without titles deeds, some may be refugees who were placed in Turkish Cypriot properties after they were forced from their homes. Hence, the land is still recognised as Turkish Cypriot and the title deeds also belonging to Turkish Cypriots too.
We are sorry though. Sorry that Turkey invaded our land and our only airport, and had to build one in Larnaca as an emergency. We are extremely sorry that the only place we could find to build in such an emergency and sudden short space of time covered 2% of Turkish Cypriot land. We are also sorry that government expropriation for national infrastructure such as an airport, happens in every single country, let alone in such in emergency.
Once again, sorry to tread on Turkish Cypriot super-human rights.
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Nonsense! Have you ever heard that it takes two to tango? A two state solution is the only realistic prospect for ending both – contrary to your “logic” absolutely different – conflicts
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Just to clarify. I was for Lewis.
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[I]Fevzi: “…come to think of it why isn’t there an immovable property commission in the South – why does it seem that every massive infrastructural project currently taking place feels like it is beng built illegally on Turkish Cypriot land???”[/I]
What a load of utter rubbish!
The RoC did the right thing decades ago when they established the [B]“Turkish Cypriot properties Management Service”[/B] thereby securing TC property ownership on Cyprus…
http://www.moi.gov.cy/moi/citizenscharter/citizenscharter.nsf/dmltkprologue_en/dmltkprologue_en?OpenDocument
With only a very small number of cases whereby the government took over some TC land/properties (as in the case of one out of two plots of TC land on the edge of the Larnaca airport) under “Obligatory Expropriation Law”…
Obligatory Expropriation Law #15/62
(In Greek: Περί Αναγκαστικής Απαλλοτρίωσης Νόμου Αρ. 15/62)
http://www.moi.gov.cy/moi/citizenscharter/CitizensCharter.nsf/All/0CC4C9A9BA139350C2256E5400397962?OpenDocument
In which case, reimbursement/compensation is based on (1) the current value of the land/property being expropriated, (2) plus 9% interest from the date of notice of the intent, (3) plus any damages incurred as a result of the expropriation.
Get your facts right…
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