Israeli Defense Min Ya'alon blasts Turkey, Erdogan as 'leaders of Muslim Brotherhood Axis'

Israeli Defense Min Ya'alon blasts Turkey, Erdogan as 'leaders of Muslim Brotherhood Axis' (Haaretz).

In U.S. visit, Ya'alon says Hamas has moved 'terror headquarters' from Damascus to Istanbul.

Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon lambasted Turkey on Tuesday, describing it as the leader, along with Qatar, of the Middle East’s “Muslim Brotherhood Axis” and its president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as a “known follower” of the Islamist group. 

Ya'alon also said that Hamas had moved its operations from Syria to Turkey and had set up a “terror headquarters” in Istanbul alongside the one operating in Gaza.

“It’s unbelievable – how can you ignore it?” Ya'alon exclaimed during an interview with journalist Charlie Rose, broadcast on PBS and Bloomberg TV.

He maintained his onslaught on Ankara in a Washington meeting with his U.S. counterpart Chuck Hagel, telling his American colleague, according to a statement issued by his office: “Turkey is playing a cynical game. Hamas moved its terror headquarters from Damascus to Istanbul, despite the fact that Turkey is a NATO member.” 

Ya'alon said that Turkey’s policies often contradict the interests of the United States. . Hmmm.....love the way ISIS describes  Erdogan  'The Caliph of the Muslim Brotherhood'...here.