Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has used a speech on human rights to accuse the West of “barbarism” for its stance on the Israel-Hamas war and what he alleged was its toleration of Islamophobia.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan used a speech on human rights Saturday to accuse the West of “barbarism” for its stance on the Israel-Hamas war and what he alleged was its toleration of Islamophobia.

“Israel has carried out atrocities and massacres that will shame the whole of humanity,” Erdogan told a packed hall in Istanbul the day before the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

“All the values relating to humanity are being murdered in Gaza. In the face of such brutality, international institutions and human rights organizations are not taking any concrete steps to prevent such violations,” the Turkish leader said.

The human rights declaration, proclaimed by the U.N. General Assembly in Paris on December 10, 1948, enshrines a standard for human rights and freedoms for all people.

    • Maalus@lemmy.worldEnglish
      22·
      11 months ago

      Why? Everything he says is true. Gaza is left at Israels mercy, and Israel is committing genocide as the whole western world watches and does nothing

        • Maalus@lemmy.worldEnglish
          12·
          11 months ago

          There is a difference between “level the entire city and kill everyone inside” and “fighting hamas”.

          Right now, based on what’s happening in Gaza, being anti-Israel is a humanitarian stance. The country is actively destroying another, causing humanitarian disasters. Every sensible world organization is calling for a ceasfire, along with countless protesters worldwide.

          • avater@lemmy.worldEnglish
            21·
            11 months ago

            being anti-Israel is a humanitarian stance.

            thats some very far stretched statement, I absolutely don’t agree with.

            • Maalus@lemmy.worldEnglish
              12·
              11 months ago

              Then what do you call them continuing the war, forcing 2 million people from their homes, towards an uninhabited desert with no food or water? What do you call them not letting aid in for the first couple of weeks? (Or letting in such small numbers it wasn’t really relevant at all?)

              A ceasfire needs to happen now, and the people need to be helped, hospitalized, and Gaza rebuilt. Israel doesn’t want that, hence I am anti Israel. It’s really simple as far as geopolitics is concerned.

              • avater@lemmy.worldEnglish
                11·
                11 months ago

                Then what do you call them continuing the war

                self defense against hamas, because they already declared that they will do another terror attack in the future and will keep continuing this.