Scores of people on both sides march for more crossing points

 https://cyprus-mail.com/2022/03/26/scores-of-people-on-both-sides-march-for-more-crossing-points/

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It begins, Cypriots as Cypriots no longer silen(t)ced, speak for themselves.

...as the weather grows warmer and the COVID restrictions cease, i am expecting more demonstrations of the same nature, Cypriots under the only flag rightfully theirs, and as a People, for the Freedom, despite their dysfunctional government(s), it represents. Indeed there is a need for Cypriot Constituencies, the need for Liberty too, because we are Persons with distinct identities as such, not just Individuals. (At such a level of governance, i ask, why not a Greek Constituency like a Turkish Constituency, Cypriots demonstrating their respect as Majorities toward the Minorities living among them, why not other Constituencies if it is the Cypriot ethnos, and our welcoming nature(s), we wish to thrive?)

While a BBF is not hard for Cypriots to understand, those "Greek" and "Turkish" resist while holding the Agenda.

President Tatar: Israeli natural gas could pass through TRNC

 https://www.cyprus-forum.com/cyprus46325-460.html#p916585

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Indeed, if the gas is piped from Cyprus to Turkey it will be piped through a Constituency that is Turkish.

...it is up to Mr. Tatar frankly, if he is willing to recognise the half of his own electorate that are Cypriot, if he recognises the Cypriots, half of which are not "Greeks" who want the same representation, as Individuals, as Cypriots, and as equals without the need for further distinction and/or discrimination, because as Persons, in any part of Cyprus, minorities are treated with respect in any Cypriot Constituency by its majority. Such a way brings hope to all of us, in Cyprus, the rest of the world, in Turkey torn among its People too, and now in the Ukraine. Such is the way of the BBF.

...one hopes that Mr. Tatar dares to see a bigger picture. It is a lasting Legacy, not folly, for any leader who commits themselves to such audacity, its true the risks for him, are enormous; yet it may be time, the world needs it, at the root of the Problem, (his) Cyprus needs it, Cyprus makes the best example.

https://cyprusscene.com/2022/03/18/president-tatar-israeli-natural-gas-could-pass-through-trnc/

...if it gets published, that would be nice.

Our View: Cyprus must reconsider its position on sending gas through Turkey

 https://cyprus-mail.com/2022/03/12/our-view-cyprus-must-reconsider-its-position-on-sending-gas-through-turkey/

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...it is a hopeful sign, if Mr. Erdogan can come to the same table with his neighbours at the East Med. Gas Forum, much work has been done already to work collectively toward the goals they share in selling gas, drilling and exploring for it safely and rationally, as well as improving their security through trust and respect in this open dialog.

...indeed, by recognising Cyprus, and Cypriots, Mr Erdogan can have all the gas he wants. He will get a lot more than that if he allows Cypriots to "be" Cypriots, in a BBF, where in Turkey he may emulate this form of governing, with Turkish Constituencies (if there were at another level of Government, Cypriot Constituencies) in his own Reform of Turkey's Constitution.

Cyprus is the center to a lot of problems linked to the Problem.

Re: Cypriotism (Cypriot Nationalism)

 https://www.cyprus-forum.com/cyprus46325-460.html#p915188

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'' "Greek Cyprus" as Mr. Tatar describes it is as yet a dream, because, in Cyprus, there is a Republic, dysfunctional perhaps, which represents all its Citizens, as Individuals, as Cypriots, and a Turkish Constituency, promoting its distinct identity, representing its electorate as Persons, (which has no equal given that there is no Greek Constituency, per se), and as Turkish speaking.

Cypriots exist, they are never less than half of Mr. Tatar's constituents, and it is no different outside of his constituency. So it should be, i think, despite the misery "Greeks" and "Turks" have foisted on these people, Cypriots are Cypriots after decades, this much does not change.

...in the Ukraine today, Russians fight "Russians", and it's not hard to understand why, "being" Ukrainians.

It is something i imagine Mr Tatar understands is natural, for Cypriots too.

...where is the Greek Constituency, Mr Tatar should ask, for the Constitutional reforms Cypriots need, for a BBF to fructify, (e.g. Canada or the USA), if it is Freedom, and Liberty, he is looking for.''

https://cyprusscene.com/2022/03/04/tatar-reaction-to-greek-cypriots-wanting-to-ignore-trnc-rights/

...another comment where i wonder if it will get published.

Israel says outreach to Turkey won't come at Cyprus' expense

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/israel-outreach-turkey-cyprus-expense-83204260

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...perhaps Mr. Herzog may effect a positive change, it's a hope. Let's not forget that Mr. Erdogan has isolated himself from all his neighbours, it is not Israel alone where he will have to mend his fences.

...and let's not forget the East Med. Gas Forum, speaking gas, speaking regional capacity building, because there is an empty chair there waiting for him to join, as an equal. Trivial as it is, i note, where else do Palestine and Israel, along with Egypt and Greece, among others, sit and exchange for their collective good?

Re: WHY HAS TURKEY NOT INVADED THE REST OF CYPRUS!

 https://www.cyprus-forum.com/cyprus48010.html#p915014

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...and what is Putin doing, (in Georgia and now in the Ukraine) but what Turkey did in Cyprus; tear a country apart, dismiss its People as "being" something else.

Mustie, If Turkey had taken all of Cyprus, don't you think the world's reaction would have been no different to today?

...childish, i'm sorry to say, your question. The war in Cyprus continues despite its slow pace, hurting Cyprus' Cypriots as it has for decades. Erdogan has not made the mistake that Putin has, it seems.