January 30, 2009, 1:13 AM (GMT+02:00)

Turkish premier berates Israel at Davos
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Thursday, Jan. 29, reproached Israeli president Shimon Peres over the Gaza offensive, saying "You kill people."
Israeli president Shimon Peres said, raising his voice, Israel's 22-day offensive was launched in reaction to eight years of rocket fire. Turning to Erdogan, he asked: What you would do if rockets landed on Istanbul every night?
The Israeli leader later called the Turkish premier and they agreed that incident would not affect relations between their countries.
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