Netanyahu rebuffs Erdogan’s remarks on Zionism
March 1, 2013 – 10:59 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has
held his tongue for months in the face of Turkish Prime Minister Recep
Tayyip Erdogan’s serial remarks against Israel, jabbed back Thursday,
Feb 28, labeling Erdogan’s characterization of Zionism as a crime
against humanity `sinister and mendacious.’
According to The Jerusalem Post, the Prime Minister’s Office issued a
statement saying Netanyahu strongly condemned Erdogan’s comments and
`comparison of Zionism and fascism.’
Speaking Wednesday before a Vienna forum of the Alliance of
Civilizations – a UN framework for West-Islam dialogue – the Turkish
prime minister said, `It is necessary that we must consider – just
like Zionism, or anti-Semitism, or fascism – Islamophobia as a crime
against humanity.’
In his response, Netanyahu said, `This is a sinister and mendacious
statement the likes of which we thought had disappeared from the
world.’
The White House condemned Erdogan’s remarks on Thursday.
“We reject Prime Minister Erdogan’s characterization of Zionism as a
crime against humanity, which is offensive and wrong,” White House
spokesman Tommy Vietor said in a statement. “We encourage people of
all faiths, cultures, and ideas to denounce hateful actions and to
overcome the differences of our times.”
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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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