Turkey Labels Israel a 'Terrorist State'

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad lashed out at Turkish
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, seen here in
April 2012, has accused the United Nations of failing to
act over the deadly Israeli air bombardments of Gaza,
calling Israeli a "terrorist state" that "massacres
innocent children".

19 Nov 2012 Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Israel of being a "terrorist state" on Monday and criticized world powers for supporting the weeklong bombardment of Gaza that has killed more some 115 people, signaling that the three-year-old rift between the countries is deepening. Speaking in Istanbul shortly after returning from Cairo... Mr. Erdogan railed against what he called Western powers' failure to take concerted action to stop bloodshed in Syria. But harsher words were aimed at one-time ally Israel. "Those who speak of Muslims and terror side by side are turning a blind eye when Muslims are massacred en masse," he told a gathering of the Eurasian Islamic Council. "Those who turn a blind eye to discrimination toward Muslims in their own countries, are also closing their eyes to the savage massacre of innocent children in Gaza... Therefore, I say Israel is a terrorist state."  READ MORE