Turkey´s Erdogan hosts Islamic summit to back Palestinians, condemn Israel
(WorldNews Turkey)

Author: AFP Fri, 2018-05-18 03:41 ID: 1526617094179353200 ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday hosts for the second time in half a year a summit of the world´s main pan-Islamic group seeking to show solidarity with the Palestinians and condemn Israel after its deadly shootings of Gaza protesters. Erdogan has reacted with unbridled fury to the killing by Israeli forces on Monday of 60 Palestinians on the Gaza border, accusing Israel of `genocide` and being run as an `apartheid state.` His comments sparked a diplomatic crisis between Turkey and Israel and Erdogan has also called a mass demonstration expected to rally...