Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is more than halfway through his very long term in office. address On Tuesday, Israel attended the UN General Assembly and criticised Israel for waging a war against Hamas and Hezbollah terrorists.
Erdogan has accused Israel of genocide, likened them to Nazi Germany and called for the UN to approve “coercive measures against Israel” to stop the war in Gaza.
“The international community and our human family must fulfill their obligations to the Palestinian people without further delay,” Erdogan demanded.
The Turkish Islamist leader claimed the UN had “failed in its original mission” and had become a “dysfunctional organisation” by doing nothing to stop “the massacre that has been going on in Gaza for the past 350 days”.
“They have destroyed the UN Charter from the UN podium and shamelessly challenged the entire world,” he said of Israel.
“In Gaza, not only children are dying, but the UN system is dying. The values the West claims to defend are dying. Truth is dying. One by one, humanity's hopes of living in a more just world are dying,” he declared.
Erdogan blamed the UN's inaction on Israel and its most influential backers, but stopped short of naming the United States, Turkey's NATO ally, by name.
“My motto is 'the world is bigger than five countries'. International justice should not be left to the will of five privileged members of the Security Council,” he said.
Erdogan has heavily repeated Hamas propaganda about the Gaza war, absurdly claiming that almost all of the victims were “women and children” who were deliberately targeted by Israel for genocide.
“I call on the UN Security Council: What are you waiting for to stop the genocide in Gaza, to stop this atrocities, this barbarism? What are you waiting for to stop Netanyahu and his network of mass murder?” he asked.
Erdogan attempted to intimidate “those countries that unconditionally support Israel” by asking them “how long will they continue to bear the same feeling of having witnessed this massacre?” He then suggested that all countries that support Israel should be held accountable as accomplices in Israel's alleged crimes.
Erdogan accused Israel of “ignoring fundamental human rights,” “trampling on international law,” and “carrying out ethnic cleansing — outright genocide — against a nation and its people and occupying their lands step by step.”
“Just as Hitler was stopped by the alliance of humanity, Netanyahu and his murder network must be stopped by the alliance of humanity,” he declared, calling on the UN General Assembly to authorize the use of force against Israel.
Erdogan also said Israel must pay “for the billions of dollars of damage caused to destroyed, devastated and reduced cities”.
The Turkish leader reiterated his support for South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and said he would not rest until “those who gave the orders, pulled the trigger and dropped the bombs are held accountable for their crimes.”
Erdogan took the time to pay tribute to the disruptive and often violent pro-Hamas protests that have taken place in Western countries, which he said transaction Opposing dissent in Turkey and the security forces Attack them When you're on American soil.
“I especially want to thank the university students and young people,” he said.
In Erdogan's speech, why Israel is fighting Hamas in Gaza and now Hezbollah in Lebanon. Erdogan referred to October 7, but characterized it as the beginning of Israel's indiscriminate and merciless massacre of “41,000 people, mostly children and women.” He purposely avoided mentioning anything. Unpleasant Something similar may have happened among the Jews that day.
Erdogan Mentioned He didn't mention Hamas until nearly 20 minutes into his speech, and his only reference to the Palestinian terrorist organization was to falsely congratulate them for accepting all the ceasefire proposals that were presented to them.
Erdogan also claimed that Israel had deliberately dashed hopes for peace by “secretly killing a negotiating partner at the closest moment to a ceasefire.” Exclusion The murder of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran is widely suspected to have been a planned attack by the Israeli government, but Israel has not admitted responsibility for the bombing that allegedly killed Haniyeh.
Erdogan has essentially written the Palestinians a blank check for any terrorist acts that he believes would include the October 7 atrocities, on the grounds that they are “exercising their legitimate right to resist the occupation and ethnic cleansing.” Erdogan has repeatedly and unequivocally stated in the past, including immediately after October 7, that “Hamas is not a terrorist organization.”
“The legitimate resistance of the Palestinian people against those occupying their land is noble, honorable and justified,” Erdogan said, waving to his Palestinian brethren continuing their legitimate resistance.
Erdogan has argued that the only solution to the conflict is to give the Palestinians a state outside of Israeli territory, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
Erdogan complained about issues of particular concern to Turkey, praising Turkish Cypriots and the BRICS Economic Community, and complained that parts of Syria remain “under the control of terrorist and separatist organizations” – he was referring to the Kurds.
Erdogan, who describes himself as the defender of global Islam, complained that “Islamophobia, xenophobia and racism” are “creeping around the world like poison ivy.”
“Every week there are attacks on our mosques and our holy book, the Quran. In the heart of Europe, people's homes are burned and lives are taken because of their ethnic or religious affiliation,” he said, calling for the appointment of a UN special envoy to combat Islamophobia.
At the end of his lengthy speech, Erdogan regained his composure and launched a blistering attack on the LGBTQIA+2S+ movement, describing it as a threat to “the institution of the family,” a “pillar of society.”
“The disgraceful events that took place at the opening of the 2024 Olympic Games have revealed the magnitude of the threat facing humanity: a sporting event watched by innocent children and hundreds of millions of people of all ages and faiths has been used as a tool for sexist propaganda,” he said.
The disgrace to which President Erdogan referred was: Recreation The event, which many interpreted as a Christian Last Supper complete with drag queens, was interspersed with a transgender fashion show and dance numbers imitating various forms of homosexual activity, including threesomes. Organizers claimed the festivities were intended to depict scenes from Greek paganism hosted by the ancient Greek god Dionysus.
“These evil scenes offended not only the Catholic world, the Christian world, but all those who respect sacred values,” he said.
Erdogan said the gay plot had become a “war against sacred humanity” and a “multifaceted, comprehensive and ruthless plan of destruction.”
“Anyone who speaks out against this extermination plan will be silenced and targeted in a hate campaign,” he said, declaring that his government would not be intimidated.
“Turkey is determined to break this siege and resist the atmosphere of fear. To this end, we have become a member of the UN's Friends of the Family group.” Inshallah“Together with other Member States, we will not hesitate to defend families, human beings and humanity,” he concluded.
