Turkey – At a meeting of Turkey’s ruling AK Party (AKP) in the central Anatolian city of Konya on Saturday, senior Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal praised Turkey’s leadership for its commitment to the Palestinian plight, vowing to liberate Jerusalem.
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Linking the stability and state of affairs in Turkey to the plight of his own people, Mashaal said a strong Turkey meant a strong Jerusalem and Palestine.
“A democratic, stable and developed Turkey empowers all Muslims,” Hamas’ political bureau chief addressed members of the Justice and Development Party during its annual conference. Mashaal also expressed hope land the Palestinians want for a future state would be freed in the future, just as “in the past, Turkey has helped protect Jerusalem, al-Aksa and Palestine.”
Sitting Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said his country views the Palestinian cause “as its own cause” and “Palestine’s land as holy as Turkish land.”
The Hamas leader’s short address was punctuated by cheers and chants against Israel from a roaring crowd, some of whom waved Palestinian flags.
Davutoglu also said his nation’s flag would one day fly alongside those of Palestine, free Syria and all other oppressed people,” in the world, according to the state-run news agency, Anadolu Agency.
Content is provided courtesy of the Jerusalem Post
Put on your designer sweatpants and get back on your treadmill.
when someone says he is going to kill you and wipe you off the map,you believe him and take action,and NOT sit around and wait
He has made his intentions pretty clear. He is a terrorist, not a politician. This is not news in Israel. He is looking for funding. If the nations have any brains, they will throw him out.