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| March 10, 2013
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Some 20 EU Parliamentarians seek public condemnation of Erdoğan

Some 20 EU Parliament members sign letter demanding EU publicly condemn Turkish Prime Minister for statements in which he claimed ‘Zionism is crime against humanity’

By Itamar Eichner

 

Some 20 European Union Parliament Members sent a letter to the EU Foreign Policy Chief in which they strongly condemned remarks made by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan last month. The Turkish PM drew international condemnation when he said that Zionism is a crime against humanity during a UN conference.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ErdoganThis is the first time that such a large number of European parliamentarians come out so strongly against anti-Israel statements. Continue Reading »

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| March 3, 2013
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Sec of State Kerry Commended for Defending Zionism

Rabbi Abraham Cooper of the Simon Wiesenthal Center commends Sec. of State Kerry for directly confronting Turkish PM Erdogan’s slanderous accusation against the ‘Bedrock’ of the Jewish People.

By Arutz Sheva staff

 

The Simon Wiesenthal Center commended U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday for directly confronting Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s slanderous accusation in which he called Zionism a “crime against humanity”.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry“Secretary Kerry is to be commended for publically objecting to Erdogan’s outrageous attack against Zionism, the bedrock of the Jewish people’s historic narrative,” said Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean of the leading Jewish human rights organization. Continue Reading »

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| February 28, 2013
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Erdogan calls Zionism a crime against humanity

Turkish PM ranting his racism at Vienna forum of the Alliance of Civilizations, a UN forum for West-Islam dialogue, as UN chief Ban Ki-moon was seated on the stage, stayed silent.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan called Zionism a “crime against humanity” likening it with anti-Semitism, fascism, and Islamophobia  while speaking at a UN forum on Wednesday.  Erdogan was speaking Wednesday before a Vienna forum of the Alliance of Civilizations, a UN framework for West-Islam dialogue.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ErdoganUN Watch urged UN chief Ban Ki-moon who was present on the stage yet stayed silent, according to UN Watch, to speak out and condemn the speech. Continue Reading »

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| February 11, 2013
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Israel gives ‘OK’ for Turkey to build hospital in Gaza

In a gesture to Turkey, Jerusalem permits entry of construction materials as part of easing of Gaza blockade

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

Israel has authorized Turkey to transport construction materials into the Gaza Strip in order to build a Turkish-funded hospital in the coastal territory, Turkish daily Hurriyet reported on Monday.

Mashaal and Erdogan meet in Ankara

Mashaal and Erdogan meet in Ankara – Photo: REUTERS

According to the report, the hospital will be inaugurated within a year’s time, and the ceremony will be attended by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

The Israeli government gave the authorization earlier this month after studying a list of materials the Turks were asking to import to Gaza.

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| December 25, 2012
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Daniel Pipes talks Turkey

Turks worry less about Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Islamic aspirations than about his nationalist and dictatorial tendencies.

 

By Daniel Pipes

The menu on my Turkish Airlines flight earlier this month assured passengers that food selections “do not contain pork.” But it also offered a serious selection of alcoholic drinks, including champagne, whisky, gin, vodka, raki, wine, beer, liqueur and cognac.

This oddity of simultaneously adhering to and ignoring Islamic Shariah law symbolizes the uniquely complex public role of Islam in today’s Turkey, as well as the challenge of understanding the Justice and Development Party (known by its Turkish abbreviation, AKP) which has dominated the country’s national government since 2002.

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| November 19, 2012
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Turkey’s PM Erdogan claims Israel is ‘terrorist state’

Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, is scheduled to travel to Gaza with a group of foreign ministers from the Arab League.

By REUTERS

 

ISTANBUL – Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan described Israel on Monday as a “terrorist state” in carrying out its bombardment of Gaza, underlining hostility for Ankara’s former ally since relations between them collapsed in 2010.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan – Photo: REUTERS/Umit Bektas

His comments came after nearly a week of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel and Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip. An Israeli missile killed at least 11 Palestinian civilians including four children in Gaza on Sunday.

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| November 2, 2012
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Erdogan: Netanyahu sent weirdo envoys to patch things up

‘Today’s Zaman’ reports: Turkish PM Erdogan renews plans to travel to Gaza, hints he could make visit with Abbas.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday described as “very weird,” the diplomats sent by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyhu to help negotiate a re-normaliztion of relations between the two countries, Turkish daily Today’s Zaman reported Friday. Ties between Turkey and Israel were strained following the 2010 Mavi Marmara incident, in which IDF commandos killed nine Turkish citizens attempting to break the blockade on Gaza.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan - Photo: REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan – Photo: REUTERS/Umit Bektas

The Turkish prime minister, speaking to journalists on his return flight to Ankara from Berlin, reiterated his three demands for rehabilitating ties with Israel, Turkish daily Today’s Zaman reported Friday.

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| September 30, 2012
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Both Egypt & Turkey pledge support for Palestinian cause & denounce Syrian regime

Erdogan says Turkey determined to speak out against Israel’s ‘state terrorism’ and Egypt’s new president & Turkish PM call on China, Russia & Iran to stop backing Assad regime.

Turkey and Egypt sought to boost their alliance in a turbulent region on Sunday, unleashing harsh criticism of the Syrian regime and pledging joint support for the Palestinian cause.

Erdogan and Morsi in Ankara - AP - Sept. 30, 2012

In this photo provided by Turkish Prime Minister’s Press Service,Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi in Ankara, Sept. 30, 2012. – Photo by AP

Egypt’s new president, Mohammed Morsi, addressed a major congress of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party, amid signs that a partnership between their two countries is emerging, and said they both plan to stand by Palestinians and the Syrian people. Continue Reading »

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