ERDOGAN TWO-FACED: Normalization with Israel not a done deal, Erdoğan says | The Times of Israel

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (photo credit: AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Confirming an apparent backtrack on reconciling differences with Israel, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated Sunday that normalized relations with Jerusalem would only happen if Israel implemented its side of an ostensible new bargain with Turkey. 

“We have said: ‘An apology will be made, compensation will be paid and the blockade on Palestine will be lifted.’ There will be no normalization without these,” Erdogan said, clarifying that Turkey would not return its ambassador to Israel right away. “Normalization will happen the moment there is an implementation.”..........

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Top EU diplomat condemns Erdogan's Zionism bashing | The Times of Israel

EU foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, speaks to the media during a press conference in Nicosia, Cyprus, Saturday. (photo credit: AP)

European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton on Monday condemned the Turkish prime minister’s statements against Zionism last month following pressure from EU parliamentarians.......

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UN chief slams Turkish PM's Zionism comment | The Times of Israel

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (photo credit: Nati Shohat /Flash90/File)

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon responded harshly on Friday to a comment made by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in his presence, calling Zionism a crime against humanity.

Erdogan told the UN Alliance of Civilizations meeting in Vienna on Wednesday, “Just as with Zionism, anti-Semitism and fascism, it has become necessary to view Islamophobia as a crime against humanity.” The event was devoted to promoting dialogue between Islam and the West.

In a statement issued by Ki-moon’s spokesperson, the UN chief conveyed his criticism: “The secretary-general believes is it is unfortunate that such hurtful and divisive comments were uttered at a meeting being held under the theme of responsible leadership.”........

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