In a warmed speech, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan slammed Israel, calling it a “terror state” that is committing war crimes in Gaza. Just days before his trip to Germany, Erdogan blasted “the most treacherous attacks in human history, ” claiming that Israel’s military campaign against Hamas is backed by “unlimited” Western assistance.
Erdogan is urging the International Court of Justice in The Hague to hold Israeli authorities accountable for war crimes.
In a contentious move, he reinforced Turkey’s stance, calling Hamas a political group that has won past elections rather than a terrorist organization.
This is in contrast to the opinions of the United Kingdom, the United States, the European Union, and some Arab states, which consider Hamas to be a terrorist organization.
Erdogan accused Israel of “state terrorism” in a parliamentary address by bombing citizens forcibly displaced from their homes.
“Israel is a terror state,” he asserted, reiterating his unflinching support for Hamas members as resistance warriors protecting their homeland.
The Turkish president Tayyip Erdogan slammed the Western position on the Israel-Palestine conflict, specifically attacking Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Erdogan urged Netanyahu to reveal Israel’s nuclear arsenal
He also prophesied his departure from government, saying he would soon be a “goner.”
Erdogan, drawing parallels between the conflict and the clash between the Christian and Muslim worlds, announced efforts to name Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territories as “terrorists.”
As tensions escalate, Tayyip Erdogan’s forceful statements highlight the Middle East’s complicated dynamics and the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict.
