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Thursday, December 21, 2017
Erdogan urges world ‘not to be bought’ by Trump’s dollars in Jerusalem vote
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls on the world not to be swayed by US President Donald Trump’s threat to cut off financial funding, during a key vote on a motion rejecting US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
“I am calling on the whole world: Never sell your democratic will in return for petty dollars,” he says in a televised speech in Ankara.
Trump has threatened to cut funding to countries that backed the measure.
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