Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called Thursday for international "pressure" on Israel to make peace with the Palestinians.
In a speech to the UN General Assembly, Erdoğan blamed Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the Middle East crisis and poor relations with Turkey. He gave strong backing to the Palestinian bid for full UN membership.
The Turkish prime minister, who is embroiled in a bitter diplomatic dispute with Israel over a 2010 deadly raid on an aid convoy to Gaza, called the Israel-Palestinian conflict a "bleeding wound" that the international community must heal.
"Those who govern Israel must see that real security is only possible by building real peace."
Erdoğan said Israel must understand that it cannot continue "in an environment of continuous strife and conflict."
The international community must understand that "it is necessary to put pressure on Israel to achieve peace, despite what those who govern this country do, and show them that they are not above the law."
Erdoğan made a new demand that Israel apologize for its deadly raid on a Turkish-led aid flotilla to Gaza in May 2010.
He also criticized neighboring Syria's deadly crackdown on anti-government protests. "We have many times warned the Syrian leadership" over the crackdown since mid-March," he said.
"We have said that one cannot prosper through oppression and it is important to listen to the demands of the people and not point the gun at the people," Erdoğan said.
"Turkey will continue to support the democratic demands of the people" in Syria where the UN says more than 2,700 people have been killed in the crackdown.
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Erdoğan said Israel must understand that it cannot continue "in an environment of continuous strife and conflict."
The international community must understand that "it is necessary to put pressure on Israel to achieve peace, despite what those who govern this country do, and show them that they are not above the law."
Erdoğan made a new demand that Israel apologize for its deadly raid on a Turkish-led aid flotilla to Gaza in May 2010.
He also criticized neighboring Syria's deadly crackdown on anti-government protests. "We have many times warned the Syrian leadership" over the crackdown since mid-March," he said.
"We have said that one cannot prosper through oppression and it is important to listen to the demands of the people and not point the gun at the people," Erdoğan said.
"Turkey will continue to support the democratic demands of the people" in Syria where the UN says more than 2,700 people have been killed in the crackdown.
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