WOW - Erdogan Defends Hamas

[T_A]

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

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/turkeys-erdogan-says-hamas-is-not-terrorist-organisation-2023-10-25/

[MarineCombatEngineer]

1. And this surprises you............why?

[T_A]

2. Eh

Turkey is a member of NATO?

[AkFemDem]

4. And it's a Muslim nation

Specifically, a majority Sunni Islam, This is the elephant in the room we are not supposed to speak of, I know- but the religious tribalism at play is directly linked to the historical and contemporary causes of war here. That is more relevant to regional politics in the Middle East, than NATO.

[T_A]

6. I'm Well Aware

Many other Muslim nations haven't PUBLICLY supported the attack by Hamas.

[atreides1]

5. Yes

Turkey became a member of NATO in 1952...at the time it was a Republic, now it's Autocracy!

[dalton99a]

3. Goddamn piece of shit

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".

But not surprising really


Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas premier in Gaza, left, and his Turkish counterpart, then-PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Ankara, Turkey, January 3, 2012. (AP)

[Renew Deal]

7. One mans terrorist is another mans freedom fighter