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March 5, 2013

Lost in Translation: Is Erdogan Anti-Zionist?

Mustafa Akyol, Al Monitor

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Last week, during a visit to Vienna, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan initiated an international controversy by condemning “Zionism,” albeit in passing. "As is the case for Zionism, anti-Semitism and fascism,” he said, “it is inevitable that Islamophobia be considered a crime against humanity.”

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TAGGED: Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, anti-Semitism, Zionism

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