Turkey's Erdogan Compares Israel to Hitler, Openly Supports Hamas

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan compared Israel to Hitler and predicted that the Jewish state "will drown in the blood that they shed" at a rally prior to his presidential election last month, a Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) translation of his address posted on the Internet on Aug. 3 shows.

"Just like Hitler tried to create a pure Aryan race in Germany, the State of Israel is pursuing the same goals right now," Erdogan told a cheering crowd.

He continued his anti-Semitic rant, accusing Israel of genocide.

"They kill the women so that they will not be able to give birth to Palestinian babies. They kill the babies so that they will not be able to grow up to be men. They kill the men so that they will not be able to defend their homeland."

Given attitudes like that from the political leadership, it's easy to see why Turkey, though a NATO ally, has become a base of Hamas operations. Turkey is considered a top Hamas funder. More than a dozen Hamas officials now live there, the Washington Free Beacon's Adam Kredo reported last month. That includes Saleh al-Arouri, who acknowledged Hamas was responsible for the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli yeshiva students in June.

In addition, Arouri reportedly was involved in a coup plot against Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas that was broken up by Israeli officials during the summer.

Erdogan is notorious for his anti-Semitic statements and worldview. In the past, he has referred to Zionism as a "crime against humanity" and senior Turkish officials have blamed their country's internal problems on the Jews.

Meanwhile, Turkey has balked at joining emerging coalition of countries trying to beat back the terrorist Islamic State which has been terrorizing neighboring Syria and Iraq. As many as 1,000 Turkish citizens have joined the Islamic State, and critics say the country has not done enough to seal its borders to stem that tide.

Turkey's open support for a designated terrorist organization, according to the U.S. and key Western allies, should be scrutinized in light of the fact that Turkey remains a NATO member.

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"THEY ARE A SHAME TO MANKIND"!!!

Submitted by James Leavy, Sep 22, 2014 17:54

GOD himself chose ISRAEL as HIS people, ISRAEL is the apple of his eye. Anyone who is against ISRAEL ,according to GOD, is against him, ST PAUL states the same in Romans 2-9-10, he says 1st the JEW in everything, then the gentile ( no mention of Muslims ). SO I'll always give my faviour to GODS CHOSEN PEOPLE , EVERYTIME. I'm not interested in any religion that BEHEADS one who refuses to follow it. And to think these people have the audisity to compare ISRAEL TO HITLER.. THEY ARE A SHAME TO MANKIND..

Turkey's Failed Experiment With Democracy

Submitted by Michael Fox, Sep 20, 2014 17:59

And why would anyone be surprised? Contrary to an inter-generational anti Israel US State Department , in collusion with the Obama/Kerry Executive Branch tag team of the US government who has recently embarked on a policy to inoculate all of Islam from an image of radical psychopathic murderers. Obama/Kerry want you to believe it is only a handful of extremists (no mention of Muslims or Islam) who wish to impose inhumane Sharia law through barbaric anti-Islamic violence. Nice spin but the facts prove otherwise.

There is a reason the middle east is not attracted to Democracy. Islam and Democracy are like oil and water. Democracy is based on the will of the people which constantly questions and challenges government, Islam is not interested in the will of the people, as it operates within the rigid boundaries of an Islamic ideology that perceives questions as blasphemous and the questioner, as an infidel.

Turkey our NATO "ally" which had been moving closer to Europe and a more secular lifestyle, reached its tipping point when the Mullahs felt threatened and rallied the Islamic population back into the Mosques where from an historical perspective, is where they are most comfortable. The relatively short Turkish experiment with democracy (with the exception of tourism and some trade) is all but over. The people have spoken. ErDOGan is the elected voice of rigid Islam and Turkey. He is a blatant antiSemite and a financial supporter of Islamic terrorism in the middle east.

Turkey is no friend of the west and a NATO member in name only.

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