Thursday, January 14, 2010

haaretz: Report: Turkey warns Lebanon that Israel may be planning attack (treat israeli nukes,nuclear same as iran's)

Report: Turkey warns Lebanon that Israel may be planning attack

Erdogan called on the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council to pressure Israel over its nuclear program in the same way that the international community has been dealing with Iran.


"Israel never denied that it has nuclear weapons," said Erdogan. "In fact, it has admitted to such."

"Those who are cautioning Iran must also caution Israel," Erdogan declared. "If we fail to display a fair attitude in this region, the problems will hit not only the region, but will spread elsewhere as well. The unrest of the Middle East is the unrest of the world."

Until recently, Turkey had been a solid ally of Israel's from the Muslim world. However, Ankara has taken a stance against Israel over last year's war in the Gaza Strip, leading to a deterioration of ties.

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