Erdogan: The future of the world and people’s lives cannot be left in the hands of 5 countries with veto power.
Criticizing the Security Council’s passivity towards Gaza, the President of Turkey said: “The future of the world and people’s lives cannot be left in the hands of 5 countries with veto power.”
On November 21, 2013, “Mohammed Yasser Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini” known as “Yasser Arafat” and nicknamed “Abu Ammar”, the leader of the Palestinian Authority, died at the age of 75 in Persi Hospital in Paris. After being buried by the people of the West Bank, his body was moved to the city of Ramallah, the center of the self-governing organization, and buried there.
After 19 years since his suspicious death in Paris, Yasser Arafat can still be considered the most prominent Palestinian figure in the history of the struggles of the people of this land. Arafat’s life chart, from the founding of the Fatah movement and assuming the leadership of all militant groups to the Oslo Accords, had many ups and downs that are instructive.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a conversation with reporters on his way back from Saudi Arabia: Israel has committed war crimes by targeting refugee camps, hospitals, schools, mosques, and churches in Gaza.
Referring to the failure of the Security Council to provide a solution to stop the war in Gaza, he emphasized: that the future of the world and people’s lives cannot be left in the hands of 5 countries with veto power in the UN Security Council.
The United Nations Security Council held its fifth meeting on the Palestinian issue on Friday, while the council’s failure to pass a single resolution on the Gaza war has led to many criticisms of its ineffectiveness.
He also criticized the American policy towards the current crisis in occupied Palestine and said: If Joe Biden’s approach is that Gaza is part of Israeli lands and not belonging to the Palestinian people, no understanding can be reached with him.
The Turkish president traveled to Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, yesterday to participate in the Arab-Islamic meeting about Gaza.
In his speech at this meeting, he stressed: “Words cannot describe what is going on in Gaza and the brutal attacks on hospitals, places of worship and schools. We saw mothers in Gaza who had died while holding their children in their arms, and we saw fathers who were looking for their family members under the rubble.
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan continued: “Israel is trying to take revenge for the events of October 7 (when the Al-Aqsa storm operation began) by killing innocent people, children, and women. 73% of those who lost their lives in Gaza and the West Bank were women and children. This madness cannot be understood.
Erdogan added: “Western countries did not even ask for a ceasefire in Gaza. Those who remain silent in the face of oppression are equally complicit in this oppression. America and the West claim human rights; But unfortunately, they have forgotten human rights due to Israel’s actions.”
He also pointed out: “Our priority is a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and the continuous delivery of humanitarian aid to this region.”