Erdogan warns of Zionist lobby’s influence over leading universities

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday said the Zionist lobby has influence on some of the world’s leading universities, Anadolu reported.

“The Gaza genocide has shown that the Zionist lobby has also exerted control over the world’s most prestigious universities,” Erdogan said at the Academic Year Opening Ceremony in Ankara.

He accused Western countries of “failing” to prevent the Gaza genocide, saying they have lost their credibility for the sake of protecting Israel.

“We have witnessed such shameful events that students declaring ‘there is genocide in Gaza’ were subjected to police violence and dragged on the ground. Rectors who allowed demonstrations for Palestine were forced to resign, lynched and interrogated in the US Congress.”

“No criticism or expression of support for Palestine was tolerated. It has become undeniable that Zionist capital controls the world’s best universities under the guise of donation funds. In the Gaza genocide, Western governments have performed poorly, losing their reputations in their attempts to protect Israel,” he said.

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