Speaking after Friday prayers in Istanbul, he said: “I am warning Israel, if they don't stop attacks on Gaza, the consequences might be heavier.”
The president added: “Israel is planting the seeds of hatred with its aggression, not only in Palestine but across the whole world. I hold Israel responsible for radicalization. I am calling on the UN Security Council to take precautions to stop Israel’s atrocious killings.”
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The Israeli army launched a ground invasion of Gaza on Thursday evening following ten days of airstrikes on the Palestinian enclave. The Palestinian Health Ministry said 264 Palestinians had been killed and 1,860 wounded.
“Turkey has warned Israel regarding its ground attack,” Gul continued. “People in Gaza have been exposed to cruel Israeli attacks for 60 years. They have killed innocent children on the beach. The world is silent to this atrocity.”
http://www.aa.com.tr/en/headline/360900--turkish-president-warns-israel-of-consequences-over-gaza
18/7/14
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Ankara rebukes Israel as a threat to international peace ...
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While President Abdullah Gül warned Israel that its military actions could have dangerous repercussions in the region, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan accused Israel of committing “genocide” against the Palestinians. Gül and Erdoğan met with visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to discuss the developments in the wake of Israeli aggression.
“Israeli attacks have come to a very dangerous phase. I want to warn Israel once more. If they do not stop, the outcome will be massive,” Gül told reporters on July 18. Gül has urged Israel to end its military operations in the Gaza Strip, warning against “massive consequences,” and called on the U.N. Security Council to make a “cogent decision to end the Israeli offensive.”
Erdoğan’s reaction against Israel was much blunter. Talking to reporters following Friday prayers in Istanbul, Erdoğan accused Israel of committing genocide against the Palestinian people and terrorizing the region.
“Israel is a country threatening the world’s peace. It’s a country that threatens the Middle East peace. [Israel] has never pretended to be pro-peace. It has always tormented [the Palestinian people], and today it is continuing to do so,” Erdoğan said, stressing that good relations with Israel were impossible under the current circumstances.
“The government and I will never look positively [at Israel] as long as we are in power … [Israel] may seem like the winner for now. But it will eventually be defeated,” Erdoğan added.
He also blamed the United States, Russia and other world powers for being passive in condemning Israel’s actions.
“They want to progress [but they only] express their concerns [over the situation]. It’s impossible to get somewhere by only expressing concerns,” the prime minister said, adding the United Nations was undergoing a test over its role as the world’s “peacekeeper.”...............http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/ankara-rebukes-israel-as-a-threat-to-international-peace-.aspx?pageID=238&nID=69328&NewsCatID=338