06/06/2010 "The relationship between Mr. Erdogan's government and the IHH ought to be one focus of any international investigation," claimed a Washington Post editorial on Israel's raid of a Gaza-bound flotilla.
After the New York Times leveled harsh criticism at Turkey's conduct, one of the world's most prominent newspapers joins the criticism against Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
In an editorial article, the Washington Post highlighted Erdogan's ties with the Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH), which has connections with armed organizations.
Referring to what Erdogan said that Israel had no just cause to clash with "European lawmakers, journalists, business leaders, and a Holocaust survivor," the article noted, "There was no fighting with those people, or with five of the six boats in the fleet. All of the violence occurred aboard the Turkish ferry Mavi Marmara, and all of those who were killed were members or volunteers for the Islamic 'charity' that owned the ship, the Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH)."
The article noted that the IHH "is a member of the 'Union of Good,' a coalition that was formed to provide material support to Hamas and that was named as a “terrorist entity” by the United States in 2008.
The newspaper wrote that the IHH did all in its power to promote Erdogan, mentioning that the head of the organization, Bulent Yildirim participated in last year's Hamas rally in Gaza, where he said, "All the peoples of the Islamic world would want a leader like Recep Tayyip Erdogan."
The newspaper claimed, "In the days since an incident that the IHH admits it provoked, the Turkish prime minister has done his best to compete with Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Hezbollah's (Secretary General Sayyed) Hasan Nasrallah in attacking the Jewish state."
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