"Turkish Leaders challenge Israeli criticism of Turkey's talks with Hamas PDF Print E-mail
IMEMC & Agencies - Saturday, 18 February 2006, 16:48
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Addressing Israeli criticism of a recent visit to Turkey by Palestinian Hamas Party leader Khaled Meshal, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said Israel had made an 'unfortunate statement'.
The Foreign Ministry statement challenged the statement by Israeli government spokesman Raanan Gissin on Turkish television that the Hamas-Turkey visit was comparable to Israel deciding to meet with Kurdish guerrilla groups from Turkey. 'How would you feel if we got together with Abdullah Ocalan?' Gissin asked NTV, referring to the imprisoned leader of the outlawed Kurdish guerrilla group fighting for autonomy in Turkey's southeast."
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