Peres to Turkish FM: Israel targets only Gaza terrorists, not civilians

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President Shimon Peres on Saturday responded to Turkish criticism of Israel's actions in Gaza, saying "Israel only harms terrorists and we have no desire to hurt the residents of Gaza."

"Israel is waging a war against terror which is similar to that which Turkey wages against the terror within its own borders," Peres added.

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"The Palestinian territories are like an open-air prison, they are under siege from Israel," he said in a televised speech to lawmakers Wednesday.

He blamed Israel for the situation in Gaza: "The people of Gaza are facing a humanitarian tragedy," he said. "We cannot accept a practice that amounts to punishing nearly 2 million innocent people due to some rocket attacks?When we ask how many Israeli citizens died as a result of these rocket attacks, we do not get an answer."

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/948257.html

[Fredda Weinberg]

1. Shimon Peres ... I shook his hand twenty years ago, during Iran

Contra. I'd gotten my passport in order and was ready to leave this lawless place.

[Tom Joad]

3. Yes, Peres helped arrange the sales of arms to Iran.

the reagan administration appreciated the help immensely, i am sure.

(thought i would never cite this source, but the record is pretty much everywhere)
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/US-Israel/Iran_Contra_Affair.html

[Tom Joad]

2. ummm, right. Just like Turkish military never targeted any Armenian civilians, only military,

back in the day. and Israel will back that up, just like they expect Turkey to back up this bit of fiction.