Erdogan: Israel is a Terrorist State

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said today, Wednesday, that Israel is a "terrorist state" committing war crimes and violating international law in Gaza, while reiterating his view that the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) is not a terrorist organization. In remarks to lawmakers in parliament, Erdogan also called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to declare whether Israel possesses nuclear bombs, stating that the Prime Minister is "on his way out" of office. He described Hamas as a political party elected by the Palestinians.