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'Hypocritical behaviour': Turkey may suspend ties with UAE on Israel deal

The Turkish foreign ministry said history would never forgive the UAE's 'hypocritical behaviour' in agreeing such a deal, which recasts the order of West Asia politics

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, talks during a televised address to the nation following a cabinet teleconference meeting, in Istanbul. Photo: PTI
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, talks during a televised address to the nation. File Photo

Agencies Istanbul | Tehran
Turkey is considering suspending diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates and withdrawing its ambassador over the Gulf state's accord to normalise ties with Israel, President Tayyip Erdogan said.
 
The Turkish foreign ministry said history would never forgive the UAE’s “hypocritical behaviour” in agreeing such a deal, which recasts the order of West Asia politics.
 
Under the US-brokered, the first between Israel and a Gulf Arab, the Jewish state agreed to suspend its planned annexation of areas of the occupied West Bank. Palestinian leaders have denounced it as a “stab in the back” to their cause.
 
“The move against Palestine