Turkish PM slams Israel at the Arab League

2012-08-21 4

In a sign of Turkey's growing influence in the Middle East, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan received a rapturous welcome as he spoke at the Arab League's meeting in Cairo.
He delivered a strong message for Israel, calling for an end to the siege of Gaza and throwing his support behind the Palestinian statehood bid.
Al Jazeera's Rawya Rageh reports from Cairo.