Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave a speech in Istanbul to the League of Parliamentarians for al-Quds (Jerusalem) in which he said the Palestinians, “whose lands are being gradually occupied, are subjected to one of the most brutal oppressions in history”.
“From here, I once again send my greetings to the Palestinian heroes who, through their struggle, uphold the honour of Jerusalem and all humanity,” he said.
He added that anyone looking for “modern pharaohs need not look far; just look at those who have mercilessly killed 35,000 Palestinians in the last 203 days,” referring to Israel’s months-long offensive on the Gaza Strip.
“Netanyahu, like villains before him, has etched his name in history with shame as the butcher of Gaza,” Erdogan added.
As the war on Gaza continues, “no one can expect us to remain silent in the face of the genocide,” he declared.
Erdogan reiterated that Turkey will continue its efforts for the establishment of an independent and sovereign Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.
Source: AlJazeera