Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has slammed Egypt’s efforts to negotiate a ceasefire with Israel, stating that Egypt itself is “no different from the others.” In a press conference, the Turkish Prime Minister referred to Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi as an ‘illegitimate tyrant.’ “Sisi is a tyrant himself. He is not different from the others,” PM Erdogan declared. “Egypt is not a party…they are attempting to legitimize their rule in Egypt. It is not a legitimate administration. It is illegitimate,” stated the Prime Minister, added that Egypt is responsible for blockading the Gaza Strip. The Turkish Prime Minister, whose statements have recently strained the relationship between Egypt and Turkey over his government’s stance that the ouster of deposed President Mohammed Morsi was a coup, added that Egypt is working with Israel against Hamas. Israel is responsible for ‘systematic genocide’ of Palestinians Turkey has meanwhile accused Israel of ‘systematically’ carrying out the ‘genocide’ of Palestinians. “Israel is at the moment waging terrorism; Israel at the moment is carrying out genocide,” stated PM Erdogan. “Israel threatens world peace. Israel threatens peace in the Middle East. Therefore, I personally, can never contemplate…
