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Liberman pans Turkey over violent protests
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleForeign Minister Avigdor Liberman pans Turkey’s handling of violent anti-Israeli protests in Ankara and Istanbul, in a diplomatic spat over Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip.
Liberman accuses Turkey of not taking the “necessary preventative measures” to stop protests getting violent after people angered by the offensive in Gaza tried to storm Israeli Embassy buildings.
“Israel protests strongly against the flagrant violation of diplomatic rules by Turkish authorities and security forces during demonstrations after the inflammatory statements of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan,” Liberman says in a statement late Friday.
Meanwhile, Israel orders some of its diplomatic staff in Turkey to leave the country for security reasons.
— AFP
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