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Israel outraged by Erdogan's statement
Vestnik Kavkaza
1 March 2013
Prominent Israeli journalists, lawmakers and public figures are
outraged by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's recent
statement, according to which Zionism is similar to fascism and Israel
is responsible for 'crimes against humanity'. It's still not clear
whether Israel will respond to these remarks or not.
The remarks were made by Prime Minister Erdogan at a UN forum on
Wednesday. Talking about Islamophobia, the Turkish leader said that
Zionism is a violent ideology similar to fascism.
In Israel many people note that UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon was
present at the meeting and did nothing to stop Erdogan's speech.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry has not responded yet, maybe because of
the political tensions continuing in the country. No official has
agreed to comment on the incident, however one representative of the
ministry said that Erdogan could have been mistaken. He could have
thought that UN Resolution No. 3379, which was adopted in 1975 under
pressure from the Soviet Union and Arab states and condemned Zionism,
had not been repealed, the official believes. In fact the resolution
was repealed in 1991.
Nowadays, many Israeli officials believe that it's high time to
reconsider the 1915 Armenian genocide and announce it a tragedy
similar to the Holocaust. It's also possible to discuss the violence
committed by the Turkish authorities against Kurds, the official says.
Pyotr Lyukimson reporting from
Israel. Exclusively to Vestnik Kavkaza.
From: Baghdasarian
Vestnik Kavkaza
1 March 2013
Prominent Israeli journalists, lawmakers and public figures are
outraged by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's recent
statement, according to which Zionism is similar to fascism and Israel
is responsible for 'crimes against humanity'. It's still not clear
whether Israel will respond to these remarks or not.
The remarks were made by Prime Minister Erdogan at a UN forum on
Wednesday. Talking about Islamophobia, the Turkish leader said that
Zionism is a violent ideology similar to fascism.
In Israel many people note that UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon was
present at the meeting and did nothing to stop Erdogan's speech.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry has not responded yet, maybe because of
the political tensions continuing in the country. No official has
agreed to comment on the incident, however one representative of the
ministry said that Erdogan could have been mistaken. He could have
thought that UN Resolution No. 3379, which was adopted in 1975 under
pressure from the Soviet Union and Arab states and condemned Zionism,
had not been repealed, the official believes. In fact the resolution
was repealed in 1991.
Nowadays, many Israeli officials believe that it's high time to
reconsider the 1915 Armenian genocide and announce it a tragedy
similar to the Holocaust. It's also possible to discuss the violence
committed by the Turkish authorities against Kurds, the official says.
Pyotr Lyukimson reporting from
Israel. Exclusively to Vestnik Kavkaza.
From: Baghdasarian