The conference was organized by the Palestine Platform in conjunction with Turkey's Volunteer Organizations Foundation. The Palestine Platform was formed in 2009 in order to provide information on the historical, political and legal issues surrounding the Palestine issue. Held in Istanbul's historical Üsküdar district on Thursday, the conference drew out a wide crowd of attendants which included, Foreign Affairs Minister Prof. Dr. Ahmet Davutoğlu, Üsküdar Municipal Mayor Mustafa Kara and Palestine Platform Chairman Erol Yarar in addition to a number of politicians including Palestinian Ambassador Nabil Maarouf and a series of academics, members of the media and civil society organizations.
Speaking at the conference, Foreign Affairs Minister Prof. Dr. Ahmet Davutoğlu stated "The UN represents the conscience of humanity. There is no reason for the existence of a United Nations organization that does not have a conscience. Throughout the world, the conscience of humanity acknowledges that Palestine must be independent. The solution to the Palestine issue however lies with the U.N. Our Prime Minister became the voice of the conscience of humanity at Davos. When Palestine is mentioned the human conscience comes to mind. Turkey has always been the voice of humanity and consciousness we will continue to be so. We will act as the voice and supporters of Palestine wherever we go. That is until Palestine is able to live in honor and independence…"
Expressing that every environment throughout the world where legal norms prevail believe in Palestine's territorial integrity and independence, Ahmet Davutoğlu stated with the exception of the Israeli's which harbor extreme ideals, the Israeli public in general tends to believe that the occupation will come to an end some day. During his address, Davutoğlu went on to say:
"Why has the occupation in Palestine gone on for so long? Why are there no sanctions issued in order to bring an end to this occupation? As Turkey, we can critique and use strong language against Israel. We have never persecuted them and we have the right to prevent them from oppressing others. In Andalucía during World War II, it was us who opened our doors to the persecuted Jews. However, today's oppressed nation is the Palestinian people." Israel must comply with international law. No nation is above international law. This is the U.N.'s most basic rule. We will continue our struggle in international grounds for as long as Israel refuses to respect international law and persists in considering themselves to be above other nations. It is in these regards that we will continue to stand by our Palestinian brothers."
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