TURKEY'S PRESIDENT SHOWS HIS HATRED OF ISRAEL

Erdogan's fury at Western support for Israel: Turkish leader declares 'the West is ignoring international law in Gaza because the blood being spilled is Muslim - what more has to happen for them to call a ceasefire?'

Erdogan said the West is providing unconditional support for Israeli attacks

 

By Elena Salvoni, James Callery and David Averre

 

Daily Mail

Oct 26, 2023 

 

Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Israel of 'oppression, brutality, a massacre and barbarism' and asked what more needs to happen for the West to call a ceasefire

 

Turkey's president has vented his fury at Western support for Israel, declaring that the West is ignoring international law in Gaza because the 'blood being spilled is Muslim blood'.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan asked what more needs to happen for the West to call for a ceasefire, noting that Western countries are providing unconditional support for Israeli attacks instead of calling for restraint.

The Turkish leader launched a scathing attack on Israel, saying its bombardment of Gaza has exceeded self-defence and descended into open 'oppression, brutality, a massacre and barbarism'.

The comments will further inflame tensions after he yesterday declared: 'Hamas is not a terrorist organisation, it is a liberation group, "mujahideen" waging a battle to protect its lands and people' - comments which sparked outrage among Israelis. 

His escalating condemnation of Israel and its allies has also seen him raise his concerns with the Pope and cancel a planned trip to the country over what he labelled its 'inhumane' war.

Relations between Turkey and Tel Aviv have rapidly soured amid Israel's relentless bombardment of the Gaza Strip, where the Hamas-run health authorities say over 7,000 people have now been killed since October 7.

Erdogan raised his anger over the huge Palestinian death toll with Pope Francis earlier today, saying he told the head of the Catholic church that the lack of international condemnation over Israel's strikes on Gaza is 'embarrassing'.

He said Israel's attack on Gaza had 'reached the level of a massacre' and added that 'the international community's silence about what is happening is a shame for humanity.'