"The issue of Palestine is a historical issue. In World War I, Palestine came under British tutelage, and the Jews gradually prepared the ground for their policy. After the war, it was recognized by the United Nations and Britain and other powers, and Israel was able to show that it could defend itself by occupying another part of Palestinian and Arab territory in 1967 after a six-day war," said Sedqi Zilan.
He continued: "Meanwhile the Kurds were not recognized by the British before and they destroyed the government of Sheikh Mahmoud Barzanji in Iraq and it was the British policies that Turkey and Ataturk were able to lay the foundations of a new Turkey and divided the Ottoman-controlled Kurdistan into three parts." "After 1948, when the United Nations recognized Israel as a state, Turkey was the first Islamic country to recognize Israel in the 1950s, and at the same time, the Shah of Iran was close to both the United States and Israel," Mr. Zilan further noted.
"Hamas is a part of the Muslim Brotherhood movement in the region, which is supported by some countries in the region. The former Iraqi government supported the Brotherhood movement in Palestine, and some countries in the region opposed it. Today, Iran also supports Hezbollah and Hamas," the Kurdish politician added.
He noted that Turkey and Erdogan's support for Gaza was only a verbal support, and that the Turkish president had only raised his voice and had taken no further action.
The Kurdish lawyer also said: "The war between Turkey and Israel is only verbal and will not be extended to other dimensions. For example, there has been no change or disruption in economic ties between the two sides."
"The issue of Palestine is a matter of land and territory, and the Kurds are in the same situation," said Sedqi Zilan. "The government of Erdogan and the ruling Justice and Development Party, which took power in 2003, first followed a less tough policy and even negotiations began with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), but later Erdogan showed his true face."
Turkey is an aggressor government that has been oppressing the Kurds for a hundred years and today, under the pretext of war with the PKK, it does not want any Kurdish ruling in Syria. In the case of Kurdistan Region, Turkey is following a hostile policy and we have seen what a tough policy it took over the referendum [of independence in 2017], Mr. Zilan went on to say.
The politician concluded: "Turkey's policy is based on lies and contradictions and the country does not believe in the issue of Palestine, but on the contrary, we see that it supports terrorist groups, some of which are Palestinian citizens, and today they have occupied the territory of Syrian Kurdistan."
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