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3/14/13

Turkey: US lawmakers slam Turkish PM over anti-Zionist comment

US lawmakers have penned a letter criticizing Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan after he defined Zionism as a “crime against humanity,” calling his comments “appalling”.

The letter, written by congressmen Steve Israel, Senator Mark Kirk, Doug Lamborn and Senator Bill Nelson, was sent to all other Congress members, inviting them to join in “sending a bipartisan, bicameral letter” to Erdoğan to express “grave disappointment” in his words. Eighty-nine members of the Congress ended up signing the letter.

Read more: US lawmakers slam Turkish PM over anti-Zionist comment - HURRIYET DAILY NEWS - FRANCE 24

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