Israeli Former Minister Gideon Sa’ar Says Erdogan Hasn’t Changed- Still Hates Israel And Supports Hamas. (JP).
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
has not decreased his hostility to Israel and continues to serve as a
patron to Hamas and other terrorist groups despite having signed a
reconciliation deal with Israel , former Interior Minister Gideon Sa’ar
charged on Tuesday.
Sa’ar’s comments to Army Radio came a
week after Israel and Turkey essentially resumed full diplomatic ties by
mutually naming new ambassadors and a day after Erdogan gave an
interview to Israel’s Channel 2 in which he refused to back down from
comparisons of Israel’s actions in Gaza to those of the Nazis.
‘Erdogan is the same Erdogan, and the
interview yesterday was important because it showed those who believe we
are truly turning a new page, as a result of the deal agreed to five
months ago, that this is an illusion,’ Sa’ar said.
Sa’ar, a former Likud ally of Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who is now seen as a potential challenger to
his rule, said that while rehabilitating ties with Turkey is important
for Israel, it should not have been done at any cost.
The former
minister attacked Israel’s decision to agree to pay compensation to the
families of Turkish flotilla activists killed in clashes with IDF naval
commandos aboard the Mavi Marmara vessel in May 2010.
Erdogan was unrepentant about the
flotilla in Monday’s interview, rejecting as ‘lies’ claims, apparently
supported by video footage, that the IDF soldiers were attacked by the
Turkish activists and acted in self defense.
Sa’ar said that Israel’s paying
compensation was essentially an admittance of guilt, fueling Erdogan’s
comments. ‘We paid them compensation. Why wouldn’t he say they didn’t
attack us, we gave him the best evidence there is.’
He referred to the decision to pay
compensation to the families of those who attacked IDF soldiers as ‘one
of the most humiliating actions that a sovereign state can carry out.'” Hmmm......He's 100% right on Erdogan, Israel has better odds sleeping with a bag of Vipers .
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