Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Turkey: No justification for Israeli ‘savage’ acts in Gaza

Gaza! We will come


as the death toll has exceeded 580 including more than 100 children.
"What reason can justify such savagery?" Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Justice and Development Party in Parliament.

He said the offensive was a bid by the Israeli leadership to score points ahead of general elections in February, AFP reported.

Referring to the Israeli ministers of defense and foreign affairs, Erdogan said: "I am telling Ehud Barak and (Tzipi) Livni to forget about the elections, because history will judge them for the black stain they are leaving on humanity."

Erdogan said Hamas "has also made mistakes." However, he insisted that the Israeli response was disproportionate.

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