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Turkey PM Storms Off After Clash With Peres on Gaza

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(Newser) – Turkey's prime minister stormed off a stage in Davos today during a heated exchange with Israeli President Shimon Peres over Gaza, the New York Times reports. “When it comes to killing, you know well how to kill," Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Peres before walking off, promising never to return to Davos. Peres fired back that Turkey would have responded in kind had rockets been falling on Istanbul. 

Erdogan also said Peres' tone of voice was rising during the session because of a guilty conscience. Afterward, Erdogan said he walked off not because of his disagreements with Peres but because the moderator—Washington Post columnist David Ignatius—failed to give him equal time, the BBC notes. Peres called Erdogan to make clear the disagreement was not personal.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister of Turkey, left, talks to Shimon Peres, President of Israel, right, during a Davos session.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister of Turkey, left, talks to Shimon Peres, President of Israel, right, during a Davos session.   (AP Photo)
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister of Turkey, left, speaks just before he leaves the stage in front of Shimon Peres, right.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister of Turkey, left, speaks just before he leaves the stage in front of Shimon Peres, right.   (AP Photo)
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, prime minister of Turkey, left, walks by Shimon Peres as he leaves the Davos session.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, prime minister of Turkey, left, walks by Shimon Peres as he leaves the Davos session.   (AP Photo)
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, prime minister of Turkey, speaks in front of Shimon Peres, right.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, prime minister of Turkey, speaks in front of Shimon Peres, right.   (AP Photo)
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Your voice comes out in a very high tone. And the high tone of your voice has to do with a guilty conscience. My voice, however, will not come out in the same tone. - Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to Shimon Peres

Why did they fire rockets? There was no siege against Gaza. Why did they fight us, what did they want? There was never a day of starvation in Gaza. - Shimon Peres, on Hamas

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