Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli lashed out at Israel and urged the Muslim world to show solidarity against Israel’s aggression. The leader of the government ally suggested the “Jerusalem Pact” of unity in the Islamic world to stop “rogue Israel.”
Addressing the parliamentary group meeting of his party in Ankara on Tuesday, Bahçeli highlighted persecution in Gaza, Jerusalem and all across the Palestinian territories. “This is a test for the Muslim ummah.” He stated that remaining silent in the face of this test and turning our backs on one another in a state of fragmentation was an indication of a religious, moral and conscientious collapse.
Because a strong unity cannot be secured among Islamic countries, there is a desire to divide, shatter, weaken and ultimately dominate the Islamic geography in line with Zionist goals, Bahçeli stressed.
"How much more suffering will it take to see this plain truth? How many more innocent children will have to be slaughtered, and how many more parents will have to burn and suffer with the pain of losing their children? Once again, I emphatically remind everyone that our proposal for a 'Jerusalem Pact' must be taken seriously in order for the Islamic world to stand up, to put an end to the Muslim outcry, and for lasting peace and stability. There is a need for a tighter and stronger regional alliance that encompasses all regional dialogue and cooperation grounds based on Palestine or Jerusalem. The Islamic world must stand up, and Israeli banditry must be put in its place. Palestine must be liberated, the holy lands must attain peace, and the shadow of imperialism cast upon the Islamic geography must be destroyed, never to return,” he said.
