of Justice and Development (AK) Party Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks
at the party’s group meeting at Grand National Assembly of Turkey
in Ankara, on February 12, 2020. Adem ALTAN / AFP
Turkey strongly condemned the deal between Israel and
Bahrain to normalise relations, describing it as a “fresh blow” to
the Palestinian cause.
US President Donald Trump Friday announced the “peace deal”
between Israel and Bahrain, which becomes the second Arab country
to settle with its former foe in less than a month.
Turkey’s foreign ministry late Friday said Ankara was
“concerned” by the move and “strongly condemned” the deal.
“The step will be a fresh blow to efforts to defend the
Palestinian cause and will further embolden Israel to continue its
illegal practices toward Palestine and its attempts to make the
occupation of Palestinian territories permanent,” the ministry said
in a statement.
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It said the move was contrary to the commitments under the Arab
Peace Initiative — which calls for Israel’s complete withdrawal
from the Palestinian territories occupied after 1967 — and the
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a pious Muslim, is a
strong advocate of Palestinian rights who has frequently criticised
Israeli policies in the West Bank.
After last month’s deal between the United Arab Emirates and
Israel, Erdogan warned Turkey could suspend diplomatic relations
with the Gulf state in response.
AFP
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