Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called Tuesday evening for the establishment of a ‘Palestinian’ state based on 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital during his speech at the UN General Assembly in New York. Members of the Israeli delegation stood up and left the hall during his remarks.
“With God’s help, we will see good days when an independent ‘Palestinian’ state is established, based on 1967 borders, with territorial continuity and with East Jerusalem as its capital,” Erdoğan said from the UN podium.
The Turkish president’s comments came as part of his General Assembly address, in which the issue of Israel and a ‘Palestinian’ state took center stage. Before he arrived in New York, Ankara indicated that Erdoğan was expected to focus his speech on the situation in the Gaza Strip, recognition of a ‘Palestinian’ state, and international measures concerning Israel.
The Israeli delegation seated in the hall didn’t stay for the remarks. Its members stood up and left the assembly during Erdoğan’s speech, against the backdrop of his comments regarding Israel and the ‘Palestinian’ issue.