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Well, It's About Time Turkey speaks out:
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan hit Israel hard on Sunday saying the Israelis were using disproportional violence against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip killing civilians including children.
“We simply cannot explain the attacks against people in humanitarian terms. There is no legal basis for these attacks. As the Turkish Republic we are condemning the attitude of Israel in very clear terms.â€Â
Prime Minister Erdogan said when Turkey launched similar operations against the PKK in northern Iraq it did not target or harm even a single civilian. He said this is the result of the sensitivity displayed by the Turkish Republic and its armed forces.
He said the issue will be taken up at the cabinet session on Monday and necessary steps will be taken.
He said Turkey had appealed to Israel to solve the problem through diplomatic means but the Israelis did not even respond.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzeTYbQOUJo
Israeli-Turkish relations tense as Erdogan says Qassams don't kill
The Palestinian territories are like an open-air prison, they are under siege from Israel.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/947607.html
Erdoğan: "Children are being murdered"
Erdoğan condemned Israel about the bloody attacks on Gaza.
"The Israeli defense minister came to Turkey. We communicated to him that civilians are being killed due to the non-proportional use of force and that we are disturbed by this."
Erdoğan condemns Israel: "children are being murdered"
Prime Minister Erdoğan stated that sanctions other than diplomatic are being discussed regarding Israel's attack on Gaza. The Prime Minister stated that Turkey condemns Israel's attacks and that the council of ministers will discuss the issue today. Erdoğan said: "we told them to solve the issue with diplomacy. However, unfortunately, they did not choose the way Turkey has shown them. This is a matter of identity." Erdoğan added: "it is not possible for us to approve of this inhuman application. Civilians and children are being murdered by the disproportional use of power. These attacks can not be explained on a humanitarian or legal basis. As the Turkish government, we clearly condemn the attitude displayed by Israel."
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http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/7C6A086D-80BD-40BD-95CF-815F4FC4D419.htm
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