Erdogan likens crises in Palestine, Lebanon to Hitler-Pol Pot eras
President of Turkey Recep Erdogan on Friday compared the dire conditions in Palestine and Lebanon to the sufferings witnessed during the Hitler and Pol Pot periods. The president delivered a speech at the 2026 Mevlid-i Nebi Haftası (The Week of the Prophet’s Birth) opening ceremony at the Istanbul Haliç Congress Center. Gaza and the West Bank—two separate Palestinian territories—and […] Erdogan…
Turkish President Recep Erdogan likened the dire situations in Palestine and Lebanon to the atrocities witnessed during the Hitler and Pol Pot regimes. At the 2026 Mevlid-i Nebi Haftası ceremony in Istanbul, the president addressed the ongoing humanitarian crises in Gaza, the West Bank, and Southern Lebanon. Israel's military occupation has left millions of Palestinians and Lebanese in dire conditions, with severe shortages of basic necessities.
In Gaza and the West Bank, the Israeli military continues to occupy the territory, while in Lebanon, over 1.3 million people have been displaced due to Israeli attacks, resulting in over 4,000 deaths and more than 12,000 injuries, including children and women. Erdogan accused the international community of failing to take decisive action to prevent these "genocidal policies" that recognize no rules or limits.
He warned that the radical ideology of Zionism is not only targeting the peace of neighboring countries but also the broader region and the values of humanitarianism.
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