Hashshāshīn
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Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been heavily criticised by the US, Israel and the UN for branding Zionism a "crime against humanity".
He told a UN forum this week: "As with Zionism, anti-Semitism and fascism, it is inevitable that Islamophobia be considered a crime against humanity."
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu strongly condemned his comments.
New US Secretary of State John Kerry said in Ankara that Washington found Mr Erdogan's remark "objectionable".
At a news conference in the Turkish capital, Mr Kerry said he had already raised the issue with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and would also discuss it with Mr Erdogan himself.
Mr Kerry is holding talks in Turkey on the escalating crisis in neighbouring Syria.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21628757
He told a UN forum this week: "As with Zionism, anti-Semitism and fascism, it is inevitable that Islamophobia be considered a crime against humanity."
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu strongly condemned his comments.
New US Secretary of State John Kerry said in Ankara that Washington found Mr Erdogan's remark "objectionable".
At a news conference in the Turkish capital, Mr Kerry said he had already raised the issue with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and would also discuss it with Mr Erdogan himself.
Mr Kerry is holding talks in Turkey on the escalating crisis in neighbouring Syria.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21628757
