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Erdoğan's 'Solidarity' With Palestine Is Just a Vehicle for His Own Nationalism Ronî Özdemir: If you've taken part in any of the marches against Israel's bombing of Gaza in the last month, you'll likely have spotted the Turkish flag being waved in support of the Palestinian cause. Although it represents neither the decolonial glory of the Algerian flag nor the Arab solidarity of the Lebanese or Jordanian flags, it's nonetheless unsurprising that Turkey's red banner should be seen at these protests.  Turkey's rightwing president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been vocal in his unilateral support of the Palestinian people and his condemnation of Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel's assault on the Gaza strip. Addressing the hundreds of thousands who gathered at a rally in Istanbul in October in support of Palestine, Erdoğan, wearing a traditional Palestinian chequered scarf, denounced Israel as an "occupier" and a "war criminal". Yet for many, the Turkish flag isn't a symbol of liberation from an oppressive regime, but quite the opposite. Indeed, others have pointed out the hypocrisy of Erdoğan's denunciation of Israeli war crimes when the Turkish state has been carrying out airstrikes in the Autonomous Administration of North-East Syria (AANES), targeting civilians, and damaging critical infrastructure – leaving millions without clean water and power. CONTINUE READING ➡︎ Picks of the week... OPINION The Corruption Behind Starmer's Rise Has Finally Been Exposed by Joe Guinan Details are starting to emerge of the most secretive and dishonest leadership campaign in the history of British politics. Read more... REPORT The Far-Right Observed Remembrance Day by Fighting the Police  by Simon Childs Far-right activists threw missiles and started fights in order to 'defend' the cenotaph from a protest march happening a mile away. Read more... READ MORE ON NOVARAMEDIA.COM ➡︎ We need your support for 2024 BACK US FROM £1 PER MONTH ➡︎ The monthly donations made by our readers fuel our journalism.  The average supporter donation is just £6.31 per month.  We have no venture capital. We have no sponsored content. We need just over 2,000 new supporters to reach our goal. Donate whatever you can afford per month to help strengthen our funding base going into 2024. HELP US REACH OUR GOAL ➡︎ Copyright © 2022 Thousand Hands Ltd. All rights reserved. Thousand Hands Ltd is a private company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales #11245029. Its registered address is 10 Bridge Street, Christchurch, BH23 1EF. Novara Media is a trading name of Thousand Hands Ltd and, as such, the individual shall have no personal liability arising out of such communication, and liability or obligation rests solely with Novara Media. Opinions or advice contained in this email are subject to the terms and conditions set out in the relevant terms of business and are not necessarily agreed or authorised by Thousand Hands Ltd. We have taken all reasonable precautions to ensure that no viruses are transmitted from Novara Media to any third party. Novara Media accepts no responsibility for any loss or damage resulting directly or indirectly from the use of this email or the contents. Novara Media is regulated by IMPRESS, the independent press regulator.

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