Turkish Prime Minister Says Speech Calling Zionism ‘A Crime Against Humanity’ Was Misunderstood

[Purveyor]

By Agence France-Presse
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 19:30 EDT

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in remarks published Wednesday that his controversial comments branding Zionism a crime against humanity had been misunderstood.

Erdogan, who has often attacked Israeli policies, triggered a storm of protest about his comments on Zionism at a UN forum in Vienna last month.

“I understand that my statement in Vienna led to some debate. But no one should misunderstand what I said,” Erdogan said in an interview with Danish newspaper Politiken ahead of a visit to Copenhagen.

“Everyone should know that my criticisms on certain issues, especially Gaza and the settlements, are directed at Israeli policies,” he said.

“It’s entirely natural for us to continue to criticise Israel, as long as it will not give up its approach of denying the right to exist of the Palestinian state.

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[el_bryanto]

1. I'm sorry you got offended when I called the existence of your nation a crime against humanity

As it turns out, although I used the term Zionism, a very broad term, I only meant it to apply to those areas where Israel is more clearly an aggressor.

Bryant

[still_one]

2. Then he should have focused his criticism on the settlements and other issues instead of focusing

on zionism, which is a key word for those who oppose Israel that it should not exist

Criticism and working for a two state solution is fair, but that is not what he was doing

I wonder what Erdogan's views on the Kruds and Armenians are?