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January 29, 2015       Share:    

Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/28/us-turkey-israel-holocaust-idUSKBN0L12PU20150128

Israel Says Turkish Criticism Inappropriate at Holocaust Memorial Service

(Reuters) Ayla Jean Yackley - Turkish Parliamentary Speaker Cemil Cicek on Wednesday addressed members of Turkey's tiny Jewish community at a Holocaust Memorial Day event and said rising anti-Semitism was linked to Israel's "attacks on Gaza." In response, Emmanuel Nahshon, spokesman at the Israeli Foreign Ministry, said Cicek "unjustly and harshly criticized (Israel) at a moment that is absolutely inappropriate....Israel expresses its disappointment that a solemn event of an international nature dedicated to the memory of the Holocaust victims was misused in order to criticize Israeli policies."

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