Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s outburst in Israeli President Shimon Peres’ face during the World Economic Forum has echoed from the Middle East to the United States. While some Daily News readers argue that Erdoğan moved Turkey closer to the radicals’ camp with Hamas and Hezbollah, others praise his stance as ’honorable’ and ’courageous’.
ANKARA - The Davos incident is the peak of a month of strong rhetoric from Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan against Israel since its military operation into the Gaza Strip began Dec. 27. Erdoğan had previously termed the offensive as ’savagery’ and a ’crime against humanity’ and said Israel should be barred from the United Nations. Turkey’s prime minister has earned widespread praise from Islamic entities in the Middle East including Iran.