Fury in Turkey over opposition leader Ozgur Ozal, who said today (Saturday) in a televised interview that Hamas is a terrorist organization, a position he has voiced in the past.
Ozel said in an interview: “Hamas drops bombs on innocent people in the middle of the night, with balloons, zeppelins and I don’t know what else.”
The leader of the Turkish opposition, Ozgur Özal, harshly attacks Hamas. “Hamas dropped bombs on innocent people in the dead of night,” Ozel said. “It all started there. When I said that, they responded ‘Wow, you call Hamas terrorists’. Hamas dropped bombs on old Jews” 🇹🇷🇮🇱#Turkey #Israel #Hamas pic.twitter.com/hulweYFTrI— Dean Shmuel Elmas (@ElmasDean) June 29, 2024
He claimed in the interview that when he utters these statements, an accusing finger is pointed at him, yet he insists: “You have to see that this issue started there. What Hamas did was an act of terrorism. Hamas dropped bombs on sleeping Jews in the middle of the night.”
As you may remember, the relations between Israel and Turkey were greatly affected by the Iron Swords War. In May, Erdogan announced that he was severing trade relations with Israel, and in response, Foreign Minister Israel Katz announced that trade relations with the country would also be severed on Israel’s behalf. About two weeks ago, the possibility of imposing a 100% tax on all imports from Turkey was discussed.