Ümit Özdağ’s statement created controversy: “Palestine is the cause of the Arabs, not the Turkish nation”

2023-10-15 21:34:11

ANKARA. Victory Party Chairman Ümit Özdağ, “The Palestinian cause is not the Islamic cause. The Palestinian cause is not the cause of the Turkish nation. “The Palestinian cause is the cause of Palestinian Arabs” said. cÜmit Özdağ spoke at the program organized by his party and the Istanbul Youth Branch at the Bakırköy Tarık Akan Conference Hall.

“The Turkish nation alone became the sword and shield of Islam against the united European continent and Christian civilization from 1058 to 1918,” said Özdağ, adding, “We asked for help once in 1914, but we did not receive it.” According to the news in AA, Özdağ listed their approach if they were told “Come, let’s go together and fight for Palestine” as follows: “The Palestinian cause is not the Islamic cause. The Palestinian cause is not the cause of the Turkish nation. The Palestinian cause is the cause of the Palestinian Arabs. How can the Palestinian cause be the Islamic cause? There are also Palestinian Christians, Palestinian atheists, and Palestinian Muslims within the Palestine Liberation Organization. This is not a religious cause, but a national cause. We fought the Christian army to not give Palestine. You were not with us then. On the other hand, we see the Jerusalem issue as separate from the Arab and Palestinian cause. As the Victory Party, we do not accept Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.”