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Turkey PM: Israel war crimes worse than Sudan - Haaretz - Israel News

Turkey PM: Israel war crimes worse than Sudan - Haaretz - Israel News: "Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday accused Israel of committing greater crimes against Palestinians during its war in the Gaza Strip than those for which Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir had been indicted.

Erdogan said he would rather confront Bashir, indicted for orchestrating crimes against humanity in Darfur, than discuss state killings of civilians with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu."

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