00:00 [President of the United States of America] "I ask that the Prime Minister state, what is the government's position regarding the latest action by the US House of Representatives,
00:15 which passed the Law on the Prevention of International Taxation, to impose restrictions on the outside world,
00:27 which supports Hamas and the Islamic Jihad movement in Palestine?"
00:32 [President of the United States of America] "The government does not recognize any decision,
00:41 any country, including the United States, which imposes restrictions or sanctions unilaterally.
00:50 We only recognize the UN Security Council decision, which is called multilateral.
01:00 So, first, we do not agree with the way the US has done it.
01:07 Second, it does not affect the basis of our decision.
01:12 And yesterday, I contacted several Islamic countries, which have the same position, that we do not recognize.
01:24 Therefore, first, we continue our relationship with Hamas, both in the past and now.
01:33 And we do not consider Hamas as a violent body. And we give a clear and rational comparison,
01:43 like Mandela and the ANC, which were colonized through the Apartheid program.
01:50 And here, Palestine, which was colonized with Apartheid, with ethnic cleansing, and now with genocide.
02:00 So, what is happening is legitimate, and it is our basis.
02:12 I would like to add that although we do not recognize the Rome Statute,
02:19 which means we cannot bring this case to the International Criminal Court,
02:25 but our direction is clear. We will support all countries, including Palestine,
02:32 in bringing the Palestine case, and the colonization, and the cruelty, and the oppression of the people,
02:42 to the people of Palestine.
02:44 Just like in the case of Rohingya, although we do not have the right to bring it.
02:49 But other than that, we have an action with the International Court of Justice.
02:55 There is a Rohingya court, International Court of Justice. We are able to continue.
03:02 Okay, and this is the decision that was made to make it clear to us.
03:09 Like, although I said earlier, America makes decisions, that is unilateral.
03:18 The state does not agree.
03:20 Secondly, it does not specify.
03:22 And I have told you, I do not accept any sanctions.
03:25 I will not accept any sanctions.
03:28 Including this. This means giving a warning to the countries.
03:33 But the unilateral action is not right for us,
03:38 because we as a member of the United Nations,
03:42 only recognize the decision of the UN Security Council.
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