"Silence of the European Lambs" - Liberman: Erdogan is an ‘anti-Semitic, neighborhood bully’

"Silence of the European Lambs" - Liberman: Erdogan is an ‘anti-Semitic, neighborhood bully’. HT: herbkeinon. HT: CarlInJerusalem.

Europe’s silence in the face of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s vitriolic attacks against Israel is one of the reasons for the surge of anti-Semitism in Europe, Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman said Wednesday.

In some of the toughest public comments in memory against Erdogan and Turkey, Liberman told a gathering of Israel’s ambassadors to Euro-Asia that Europe’s ignoring the hate and incitement Erdogan cultivates toward Israel has ramifications.

“The silence of the lambs of cultured Europe, politically correct Europe, toward a neighborhood and anti-Semitic bully like Erdogan and his friends brings us back to the reality of the 1930s,” he said.

During his comments, Liberman also attacked what he termed the rampant political correctness in Europe which he said ignored or downplays the anti-Semitism in Europe.

Liberman, who was in Paris on Sunday during the massive anti-terror march, said that when he watched CNN’s coverage he was struck by its ignoring the “Jewish angle.”

He said that the network, when talking about the attack at the kosher grocery, did not not mention it belonged to Jews, or that the hostages and victims were Jews who were killed because they were Jewish.

“We need to speak honestly, without shame, and put everything on the table, because the basis for the murderous anti-semitism is Islamic extremism on the one side, and the irrational lashing out against Israel on the other,” he said.

Lieberman also went after the 'Palestinian Authority' . Read the full story here.