Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has condemned Israeli actions in Gaza and the occupied West Bank in a blistering speech at the United Nations General Assembly. In a speech that saw the Israeli delegation walk out and Palestinian representatives applaud, Erdogan addressed Israel’s continuing war crimes in Gaza and the escalation of settler pogroms in the occupied West Bank. But despite this so-called ceasefire, more than 1,300 civilians have been murdered in Gaza,” he said.
Although Hamas and other Palestinian groups have accepted the second phase of the October ceasefire framework agreement, he said “Israel is not putting an end to its actions in Gaza and the West Bank is going through the most challenging time as the illegal Israeli settlers occupy the region”. Erdogan described Gaza as “the most inhumane, most shameful concentration camp of our time”. No one with humanity, mercy or conscience can turn a blind eye,” he added.
Erdogan slammed the UN, saying it has failed to fulfil its obligations to establish peace and stability in conflict zones. Erdogan maintained that the UN has been forced into “dysfunction” and was “bleeding out” in Palestine, Lebanon and Sudan. Erdogan also addressed the absence of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the UN meeting of world leaders after the US denied the Palestinian leader a visa to enter the country – the second time in two years.
The Turkish president also addressed Russia’s war on Ukraine, saying the time had come to bring the conflict to an end.
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