ISRAEL: HAMAS IS TO US AS THE PKK IS TO TURKEY

Hurriyet
March 4 2008
Turkey

Israel’s Ambassador to Ankara, Gabby Levy, said terrorism is a
universal phenomenon and Israel views the actions taken by Hamas
against Israel as parallel to those taken by the PKK against Turkey.

"We believe that terrorism is universal. The terror carried by the
PKK and by Hamas is the same. I am aware that some circles of people
do not think this, but there can be no distinguishing between good
and bad terror, or fair and unfair terror. There is no fair terror,
terror is bad, and whether you are in Northern Iraq or in Gaza,
you must fight against it", said at a press conference in Ankara.

"Turkish actions against PKK terror forces in Northern Iraq were
similar to the military operations carried out by the Israeli army
against Hamas militants in Gaza", added the ambassador.

"As Israel, we do not recognize what occured during World War I in
the Ottoman times as a genocide. One of the most important reasons for
this is that the events were geographically limited. At that period,
nothing at all happened to Armenians living in Istanbul, in Halep,
or even in Jerusalem.

And now the Israeli operation which is underway is aimed only at
militants in Gaza. There is no operation at all going on in the West
Bank, where Arabs also live, but peace reigns.", also added Levy.