Editor-in-chief of Azdak Beirut-based paper Shahan Kandakharyan said that the recent events around Gaza have caused an unprecedented wave of pro-Turkish moods in the Arab world.

In addition to Sunnis, who support their coreligionists in Turkey, Shiites are also against Israel, Kandakharyan said to PanARMENIAN.Net.

“Specifically, after the signing of a trilateral agreement among Turkey, Brazil and Iran, as well as after the raid on Freedom Flotilla, pro-Turkish moods have emerged also in Lebanon, specifically in Muslim regions. The Armenian political parties also condemned the raid on the humanitarian mission heading for Gaza,” Kandakharyan noted.

He added that the moods in the Arab world – condemnation of Israel, exchange of notes, temporary recalls of ambassadors – do not reflect the real situation in the Turkish-Israeli relations, which will not be terminated. “All this is done by both parties to gain political weight. Of course, the blockade of Gaza should be condemned. However, it should be demanded from Turkey that it unlock Armenia prior to requiring that Gaza’s blockade is lifted,” stressed Kandakharyan.