Kurdish Aspect, CO
Feb 14 2009

Turkey, Israeli relations trigger and Kurdish oppression comes as a
factor

Kurdsat

Turkey’s foreign ministry has protested to Israel over a senior
Israeli general’s remarks criticizing Turkey, for oppressing Kurdish
people and massacring Armenians.

Israel’s Maj. Gen. Avi Mizrahi on Feb.10 accused Turkey of massacring
Armenians, oppressing Kurds and occupying Cyprus as a response to the
harsh criticisms Ankara against Tel Aviv during the military offensive
against Hamas group in Gaza.

Hamas is designated by the U.S and Europe as a terrorist organization.

Turkish ministry said it had summoned Israeli Ambassador to Ankara on
Saturday to ask for explanations about the Generalâ??s
comments.

Turkey’s military says the remarks "cannot be accepted under any
condition" and "can harm national interests between the two
countries."

The general’s remarks were an apparent response to Turkey’s prime
minister, who scolded Israeli President Shimon Peres over the Gaza war
at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland

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