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June 2, 2015       Share:    

Source: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4663579,00.html

Turkey's Erdogan: "Liberate Jerusalem" from the Jews

(Ynet) Eldad Beck - Just one week before upcoming parliamentary elections in Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and officials in his Justice and Development Party (AK Party) found a unique way to try and secure a victory at the polls by calling for the "liberation" of Jerusalem. Erdogan drew a straight historical line between the capture of Jerusalem from the crusaders by Saladin to the capture of Constantinople [in 1453] and to the elections in Turkey due to take place next week. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu recently dedicated a new airport in the south of the country, naming it after Saladin. According to Davutoglu, "It's a name that says to the Kurds, to Turkey, and to the Arabs, yes, this is our leader. It's a symbol that unites us," he continued. "All those who claim that Jerusalem is the Jews’ holy city should be ashamed."

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