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Israelis Respond to Turkish Parliament's Condemnation of U.S. Peace Plan

(Ahval) Uzay Bulut - All five parties in the Turkish parliament signed a joint declaration condemning the U.S. president's plan that actually aims to "fulfill the aspirations of self-determination for the Palestinian people." "Turkey is dominated by an Islamist president who is deeply hostile to Israel, pro-Palestinian, and more specifically supportive of Hamas," Itamar Rabinovich, Israel's former ambassador to the U.S. and Professor Emeritus of Middle Eastern History at Tel Aviv University, told Ahval. Maj.-Gen. (res.) Gershon Hacohen told Ahval that for Jewish people, having a state in Israel is not just a "security" issue. "This is a homeland issue for Jewish people. When my ancestors returned to this land, which was then under Ottoman rule, they did not come here just for 'security.' We are not here for security only. Security is required for Jews in the diaspora. Our main aim here is to have a Jewish homeland, our ancient homeland." (Ahval)- Uzay Bulut All five parties in the Turkish parliament signed a joint declaration condemning the U.S. president's plan that actually aims to "fulfill the aspirations of self-determination for the Palestinian people." "Turkey is dominated by an Islamist president who is deeply hostile to Israel, pro-Palestinian, and more specifically supportive of Hamas," Itamar Rabinovich, Israel's former ambassador to the U.S. and Professor Emeritus of Middle Eastern History at Tel Aviv University, told Ahval. Maj.-Gen. (res.) Gershon Hacohen told Ahval that for Jewish people, having a state in Israel is not just a "security" issue. "This is a homeland issue for Jewish people. When my ancestors returned to this land, which was then under Ottoman rule, they did not come here just for 'security.' We are not here for security only. Security is required for Jews in the diaspora. Our main aim here is to have a Jewish homeland, our ancient homeland."
2020-02-24 00:00:00
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