Chief Rabbi of Moscow reminds Erdogan of Armenian Genocide
March 03, 2013 | 13:55
Chief Rabbi of Moscow said Turkish PM Erdogan’s criticism of Zionism
amounted to anti-Semitism and recalled that Turkey has not recognized
the Armenian Genocide.
Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan called Zionism a crime
against humanity, arising harsh criticism worldwide.
Pinchas Goldschmidt, chief rabbi of Moscow and the head of the
Conference of European Rabbis, said Erdogan’s statement `is an
ignorant and hateful attack on the Jewish people.’
Goldschmidt compared him with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and, `Soviet leaders
who used anti-Zionism as a euphemism for anti-Semitism,’ Reuters
reported.
`The irony of these comments will not be lost on the families of those
slaughtered during the Armenian genocide, a crime still not recognized
by the Turkish government,’ he added.
Erdogan’s remarks were also criticized by U.S. Secretary of State
during his trip to Turkey.
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