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Turkish Parties Condemn Israel's Ground Offensive In Joint Statement

19.07.2014 15:02

A joint declaration to denounce a massive Israeli ground offensive in the Gaza Strip was released on Friday by four political parties in Parliament. The parties expressed concern on the rising death toll, describing Israel's killing of civilians as an “indefensible crime against humanity,” and called on Israel to halt its attacks on Gaza. In the joint statement, the parties also stressed that the UN Security Council should take immediate steps to contribute to a cease-fire between Israel and Gaza. Speaking with reporters following Parliament's General Assembly on Thursday evening, Parliament Speaker Cemil Çiçek defined Israel's ground operation as an unacceptable development, saying he vehemently condemns the operation. “A cease-fire should be agreed to before it is too late.

A joint declaration to denounce a massive Israeli ground offensive in the Gaza Strip was released on Friday by four political parties in Parliament.

The parties expressed concern on the rising death toll, describing Israel's killing of civilians as an “indefensible crime against humanity,” and called on Israel to halt its attacks on Gaza.

In the joint statement, the parties also stressed that the UN Security Council should take immediate steps to contribute to a cease-fire between Israel and Gaza.

Speaking with reporters following Parliament's General Assembly on Thursday evening, Parliament Speaker Cemil Çiçek defined Israel's ground operation as an unacceptable development, saying he vehemently condemns the operation. “A cease-fire should be agreed to before it is too late. A resolution should be found without further bloodshed,” Çiçek said.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) parliamentary group deputy chairman Akif Hamzaçebi said the military operation launched by Israel on the grounds of “retaliation” is gradually shifting beyond its purpose and has turned into one in which civilians and children are being targeted. Hamzaçebi said the CHP condemns any kind of attack targeting children and civilians. “Both the international community and Turkey are mere spectators to the incidents,” he said.

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) responded to Hamzaçebi's criticism of Turkey's ineffectiveness regarding the issue, sparking a short verbal battle between CHP and AK Party deputies in Parliament. Deputy Parliament Speaker Sadık Yakut then suspended the session for a short time.

When the session resumed, Hamzaçebi took the floor again and proposed that all parliamentary parties take a common stance against Israel's ground offensive against Palestinians.

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) parliamentary group deputy chairman Oktay Vural, who also gave a speech during the session, agreed with Hamzaçebi, saying that a common position should be reached in Parliament.

AK Party deputy group chairman Ahmet Aydın said that Israel has been practicing state terrorism and that the Turkish government sees the Palestinian issue as just as important as if it was a domestic issue in Turkey. Aydın also agreed on a common stance being taken regarding the issue.

Pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputy group chairman İdris Baluken said the Turkish government should exert more active diplomatic efforts against the Israeli offensive in Gaza, calling on international institutions and organizations to take necessary measures to prevent the attacks of Israel on Gaza.

After the deputy group chairmen from each party spoke, Yakut called for a break. After the break, all political parties agreed to release a joint declaration to condemn the Israeli military operation on Gaza.

Israelis and Palestinians in the densely populated enclave have been fighting a cross border war for 11 days.

(Cihan/Today's Zaman)



 
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