2023-11-12 19:02:58
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for pressure on the United States to stop Israel’s offensive in Gaza, while stressing that there would be no no agreement as long as Washington does not consider this territory as Palestinian land.
“We should talk with Egypt and the Gulf countries and put pressure on the United States”, Erdogan told Turkish journalists aboard his flight back from the Riyadh summit. “The United States should increase its pressure on Israel. The West should increase its pressure on Israel… It is vital for us to achieve a ceasefire,” he said. “The most important country that needs to be involved is the United States, which has influence over Israel.”
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Erdogan, however, clarified thathe would not call US President Joe Biden. “We cannot agree with Mr. Biden if he addresses (the conflict) by considering Gaza as the land of the occupying settlers or Israel, rather than the land of the Palestinian people“, he said. “The European Union thinks exactly the same thing as Israel regarding Hamas. But we don’t think like them,” Erdogan continued. “I consider Hamas to be a political party that won the elections in Palestine. I don’t see things the same way as them,” he added.
In another speech delivered on Sunday in Istanbul, Erdogan expressed his anger at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in remarks broadcast live on Turkish television. “Hey Netanyahu, these are your good days, other different days await you (…) Netanyahu, you should know that you are leaving,” said the Turkish president. He previously said the Israeli leader “is no longer someone you can talk to.”
Gathered at a summit in Riyadh, thehe leaders of Arab and Muslim countries condemned on Saturday the “barbaric” actions of Israeli forces in Gaza, but refrained from announcing punitive economic and political measures against Israel. The results of the summit, bringing together the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), highlighted regional divisions over how to respond to the conflictagainst a backdrop of fears of a conflagration in the region.
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