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Israeli Minister hits back at Erdogan: What about the Armenian Genocide?
18:39 21.07.2014
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/07/21/israeli-minister-hits-back-at-erdogan-what-about-the-armenian-genocide/
Armenian Genocide, Israel, Turkey
Israel's Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz (Likud) hit back at
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan after the latter accused
Israel of attempting a "systematic genocide" of Palestinian Arabs in
Gaza.
In a post on his Facebook page, Katz reminded Erodgan of the Armenian
Genocide, when in 1915 more than a million Armenians were murdered by
Ottoman troops, Israel National News reports.
"In 1915 the Turks massacred a million and a half Armenians and he
accuses us, who are fighting his friends in the Islamic movement, of
genocide? Who wants a relationship with such a person?" wrote Katz.
In Thursday's remarks, Erdogan said, "We are witnessing this
systematic genocide every Ramadan. The Western world remains silent;
so does the Islamic world."
"Because those who lost their lives are Palestinian, you can't hear
their voices," he added.
He has also accused Israel of "lies" because "not enough" Israeli Jews
have died in the conflict and has compared Jewish Home MK Ayelet
Shaked to Adolf Hitler.
18:39 21.07.2014
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/07/21/israeli-minister-hits-back-at-erdogan-what-about-the-armenian-genocide/
Armenian Genocide, Israel, Turkey
Israel's Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz (Likud) hit back at
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan after the latter accused
Israel of attempting a "systematic genocide" of Palestinian Arabs in
Gaza.
In a post on his Facebook page, Katz reminded Erodgan of the Armenian
Genocide, when in 1915 more than a million Armenians were murdered by
Ottoman troops, Israel National News reports.
"In 1915 the Turks massacred a million and a half Armenians and he
accuses us, who are fighting his friends in the Islamic movement, of
genocide? Who wants a relationship with such a person?" wrote Katz.
In Thursday's remarks, Erdogan said, "We are witnessing this
systematic genocide every Ramadan. The Western world remains silent;
so does the Islamic world."
"Because those who lost their lives are Palestinian, you can't hear
their voices," he added.
He has also accused Israel of "lies" because "not enough" Israeli Jews
have died in the conflict and has compared Jewish Home MK Ayelet
Shaked to Adolf Hitler.