Erdogan is correct: Zionism is a crime against humanity ~ by Khalid Amayreh

[ PIC  02/03/2013 – 03:01 PM ] Comment by Khalid Amayreh Israeli leaders have been infuriated by the fleeting remarks made by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the opening session of the Fifth UN Alliance of Civilizations held in Vienna last week. “Just like Zionism, anti-Semitism, and fascism, it becomes unavoidable that Islamophobia […]

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Gilo plan ‘a flagrant violation of international law’

Related : Ethnic Cleansing – Topic | Settlement Construction – Category 29-09-2011,12:42 | Ezzedeen Al-Qassam Brigades Al Qassam website– Ankara- Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu issued on Thursday September 29th, 2011 statement condemning decision by Israeli occupation authorities to permit construction of new homes in the illegal Israeli settlement of “Gilo” in the Occupied East […]

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Davutoglu expects massive Arab intifada against Israel

[ 06/09/2011 – 10:26 AM ] ANKARA, (PIC)– Turkish foreign minister Ahmed Davutoglu warned the Israeli occupation state of a massive Arab uprising against it sooner or later if it persisted in its criminal policies. Davutoglu made his remarks in a closed meeting of the European foreign ministers which was held last Saturday in Poland, […]

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Davutoglu : “It is time Israel pays a price”

Related: The Mavi Marmara Massacre New York Times | Sept 2, 2011 ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey says it is expelling the Israeli ambassador and cutting military ties with Israel over the country’s refusal to apologize for last year’s deadly raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla. Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Friday Turkey is downgrading diplomatic […]

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Hamas head holds unity talks with Turkey officials

23-06-2011,09:34  – Ezzedeen Al-Qassam BrigadesAl Qassam website – Khaled Meshaal, head of Hamas political bureau, held talks with Turkish officials on efforts to achieve Palestinian unity during a two-day visit to Istanbul today, diplomats said.Meshaal’s talks in Turkey’s largest city coincided with a four-day trip to the capital Ankara by Mahmud Abbas, Fatah head, at […]

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Mishaal confers with Turkish FM, other officials

[ 22/06/2011 – 03:17 PM ] ISTANBUL, (PIC)– Hamas political bureau chairman Khaled Mishaal conferred in Istanbul on Wednesday with Turkish foreign minister Ahmet Davutoglu and other officials soon after his arrival. A senior diplomat told the AFP that Mishaal discussed with the Turkish officials the Palestinian reconciliation agreement and Palestinian and regional developments. He […]

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Turkish FM urges int’l community to warn Israel, not Turkey, on flotilla

02 June 2011, Thursday / TODAYSZAMAN.COM, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has pointed to Israel as the party that should be receiving warnings over a second flotilla while responding to international calls on Turkey to prevent the flotilla from sailing to the Gaza Strip in breach of an Israeli naval blockade. “Sometimes […]

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Turkish FM censures US Palestine policy

Sat May 21, 2011 1:59AM Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu says the United States should take a “more principled attitude” on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The US should support the Palestinian reconciliation process and pave the way for recognition of a Palestinian state if it wants peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, […]

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Gaza embargo, not flotilla, source of problem, says Davutoğlu

20 May 2011, Friday / EMİNE KART, KONYA Ahmet Davutoğlu While only 10 days are left until the bitter anniversary of the May 31, 2010 Israeli attack on a humanitarian aid flotilla, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has cautioned both international figures and the United Nations to display a consistent stance while approaching the issue […]

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