Erdogan: Israel is a “terrorist state” that deliberately commits war crimes

The president of Türkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdoganaccused Israel of being a “terrorist state“who commits war crimes”deliberately”And criticized Western leaders for their double standards regarding the Strip. Linka territory bombed and invaded by Israel after the terrorist attacks Hamas on October 7th.

Erdogan’s statements, released by Turkish public television TRT, came in response to questions from journalists during the return flight from Germanywhere the Turkish leader met yesterday with the president, Frank Walter Steinmeierand the chancellor, Olaf Scholz.

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“The West is united in its crusades of imperialist ideals. Unfortunately, I witnessed this during my visit to Germany. The German president reflects this mentality”, said Erdogan.

German leaders reassured Erdogan during his visit to Berlin what Israel he has “right to self-defense”in the face of the threat posed by the Islamic group Hamasthat in some terrorist attacks last October 7th killed around 1,200 Israelis.

Erdogan denounced the West’s constant justification of Israel’s actions and its unconditional support, which, in his opinion, contrasts with the position on “Palestinian resistance“, which “the right to self-defense is not recognized”.

“In response, we made it clear that we consider Israel a terrorist state“added Erdogan, who considers the Western vision of circumscribing the situation of Link only to the Hamas attacks is erroneous because it leaves out a more complex historical situation.

Erdogan recalled that Israeli attacks caused the deaths of more than 13,000 Palestinians and assured that Israel committed premeditated war crimes and tried to cover them up with “lies”.

“They are making efforts to cover up the war crimes they committed in Gaza with fabricated excuses. Israel committed these crimes deliberately, not unconsciously or by mistake. All massacres were meticulously planned“, sustained.

He also promised to act in international forums so that these war crimes do not go unpunished.

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“We will not let Israel’s crimes go unpunished. We will act in all appropriate forums. Everyone talks about the murdered Israeli civilians, but unfortunately 13,000 innocent Palestinian civilians were murdered. We cannot continue to justify this massacre with the Hamas attack on October 7th”, indicated the Turkish president.

He also assured that Türkiye will require international inspections of the atomic arsenal of Israel, a country that is not part of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and who is suspected of having atomic bombs.

The Turkish president demanded that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) checks alleged Israeli atomic arsenal for “balance strategic interests in the region”.

Source: Elcomercio

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