The megalomaniac leader of antichrist Turkey, President Erdogan, praised Hamas in a speech before lawmakers yesterday from his ruling AK Party. He called them mujahideens and liberators who fight to free Gaza and protect its citizens.
He also attacked Israel, calling them a terrorist organization supported by the West:
Today Turkish president praised Hamas as jihadists and liberators who try to protect its lands and its citizens, branded Israel as terrorist organization backed by the West. pic.twitter.com/z492tS0sb9
— Abdullah Bozkurt (@abdbozkurt) October 25, 2023
Here’s more from Reuters:
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, in his strongest comments yet on the Gaza conflict, said on Wednesday the Palestinian militant group Hamas was not a terrorist organisation but a liberation group fighting to protect Palestinian lands and people.
Speaking to lawmakers from his ruling AK Party, Erdogan also called for an immediate ceasefire between Israeli and Palestinian forces and said Muslim countries must act together to secure a lasting peace in the region.
“Hamas is not a terrorist organisation, it is a liberation group, ‘mujahideen’ waging a battle to protect its lands and people,” he said, using an Arabic word denoting those who fight for their faith.
Erdogan also slammed Western powers that have voiced support for Israel’s retaliation against Hamas, saying “Western tears shed for Israel are a manifestation of fraud”.
Many of Turkey’s NATO allies consider Hamas a terrorist group, and Erdogan’s comments drew a swift rebuke from Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, who said they were “grave and disgusting and did not help with de-escalation”.
Erdogan accused Israel of taking advantage of Turkey’s good intentions. Turkey had previously been working to mend long-strained ties with Israel and Erdogan said he had now cancelled a planned trip to Israel because of the events in Gaza.
I hope Biden also condemns Erdogan’s disgusting and antisemitic comments today but I’d be surprised if he did. He’s too busy trying to find ways to give Iran more money so they can keep attacking Israel.