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Last update - 20:28 26/01/2008 Peres to Turkish FM: Israel targets only Gaza terrorists, not civilians By Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: Israel, Turkey, Shimon Peres  President Shimon Peres on Saturday responded to Turkish criticism of Israel's actions in Gaza, saying "Israel only harms terrorists and we have no desire to hurt the residents of Gaza." "Israel is waging a war against terror which is similar to that which Turkey wages against the terror within its own borders," Peres added. Peres met with Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos on Saturday and the two discussed harsh remarks against Israel made by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan earlier this week. Advertisement Relations between Israel and Turkey became very tense after Erdogan claimed that no Israelis have been killed by Palestinian Qassam missiles, while every Israel Defense Forces attack in the Gaza Strip kills dozens of Palestinians. Senior Foreign Ministry officials on Wednesday issued a protest to Turkey's ambassador to Israel, Namik Tan, and requested clarifications of Erdogan's remarks. "The Palestinian territories are like an open-air prison, they are under siege from Israel," he said in a televised speech to lawmakers Wednesday. He blamed Israel for the situation in Gaza: "The people of Gaza are facing a humanitarian tragedy," he said. "We cannot accept a practice that amounts to punishing nearly 2 million innocent people due to some rocket attacks?When we ask [our Israeli colleagues] how many Israeli citizens died as a result of these rocket attacks, we do not get an answer." Related articles: Olmert: No calm in Gaza while rockets hit Israel Defense establishment angry at Egypt over Gaza border breach Turkey presses Israel over ADL's recognition of 'Armenian genocide' Bookmark to del.icio.us   Strip Solidarity More than 1,000 march against the blockade on the Israeli side of the Gaza border. PFLP founder dead George Habash, founder of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, dies at 81.   1.   President Peres is not telling the truth 20:48  |  pal- 26/01/08   2.   Peres, do you think that Gul/Erdogan/Babacan do not know this? 20:52  |  Genuine Tosefta 26/01/08   3.   The Answer to the Turks 21:15  |  Brad 26/01/08   4.   Peres the bare-faced liar 21:22  |  Boycott 26/01/08   5.   liar, liar, liar 22:21  |  Gazan 26/01/08   6.   What a mindset 22:48  |  M.O. 26/01/08   7.   Israeli wit and humor 22:49  |  Colin Wright 26/01/08   8.   When it comes down to it, Turkey is still a muslim country 23:23  |  Joshua Rubin 26/01/08   9.   #6 Gazan and Ukrainian famine 00:04  |  hala 27/01/08   10.   muslims for muslims 00:05  |  magic carpet 27/01/08   11.   60 yr-old hunting season to go on but jews 00:11  |  bozhidarevski from 27/01/08   12.   Armenian Genocide 00:13  |  Noni Mouse 27/01/08   13.   to # 7 00:47  |  Gromek 27/01/08   14.   Prattling does not change the facts 00:57  |  Mark Lincoln 27/01/08   15.   Israel is being treated unfairly right now!! 03:22  |  JJ 27/01/08

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