"Turkish MPs resign from Israeli friendship group in protest
Ankara, Aug 1, IRNA
Turkey-Israel-MPs
Some 25 Turkish members of parliament have resigned since June from a parliamentary friendship group with Israeli counterparts in protest at Israeli aggressions on Gaza Strip, the West Bank and Lebanon.
IRNA correspondent in Ankara said that some 17 Turkish MPs are from the Islamist Justice and Development Party (AKP) of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, one of the most vocal critics of Israeli military actions against civilians of Palestine and Lebanon."
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