Politics
Erdogan urges recognition of Palestinian state, says UN has failed in UNGA address
September 22, 2026 at 06:27 PM
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3 reports · 2 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 2 hours
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أردوغان: أدعو الدول التى لم تعترف بعد بالدولة الفلسطينية لسرعة الاعتراف بها - اليوم السابع
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AJAl Jazeera English
Erdogan slams Israel’s ‘genocidal mindset’ in blistering UN address
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
أردوغان يثير حفيظة الوفد الإسرائيلي وممثلو كوبا ينسحبون احتجاجا على ترمب
(opens the publisher’s site)Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addressed the UN General Assembly, urging states to recognize a Palestinian state and citing deaths since the Gaza ceasefire.
- The Israeli delegation walked out of the UNGA hall during Erdogan's address while Palestinian representatives applauded.
- Erdogan called on countries that have not yet recognized a Palestinian state to do so quickly.
- Erdogan said more than 1,300 people have been killed in Gaza despite the ceasefire reached with US support.
- Erdogan said the UN has failed to fulfil its duty of maintaining global peace and stability.
- Erdogan described Israel's war in Gaza as genocide against the Palestinian people.
- Erdogan said Israeli state terrorism has killed more than 74,000 Palestinians in three years.
- The Israeli delegation that walked out during the address included its UN envoy, Danny Danon.