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Credit: Reuters/Mohamed Abd El-Ghany By Tulay Karadeniz and Yasmine Saleh CAIRO | Tue Sep 13, 2011 8:18pm EDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan told Arab states on Tuesday it was time to raise the Palestinian flag at the United Nations and accused Israel of obstructing peace in the Middle East. Erdogan, addressing Arab foreign ministers in Cairo at the start of a Middle Eastern tour, said backing a bid for recognition of a Palestinian state at the United Nations later this month was "not an option but an obligation" for Arab states. He accused the United States, a close ally of Israel whose relations with Turkey have been frayed in recent months, of demonstrating prejudice in opposing the move as a potential irritant in a volatile area. "While Israel is trying to secure its legitimacy in our region on one hand, it is taking irresponsible steps which unsettle its legitimacy on the other," Erdogan said. Erdogan's recent criticism of Israel has drawn strong support in the Arab world, buttressing his campaign to promote Ankara's blend of Islam and democracy as a model for movements that have toppled several Arab autocrats, including Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak. At a speech at a Cairo opera house later on Tuesday to set out Turkey's vision for the Middle East, Erdogan said popular uprisings jolting Arab nations were a "light of hope" for the oppressed. "Democracy and freedom is as basic a right as bread and water for you, my brothers," Erdogan said in a speech interrupted several times with standing ovations and chants of "Erdogan, Erdogan! and "Allahu Akbar!" (God is Greatest) In another swipe at Israel he said its government's mentality was "inhumane and lacks all legal basis." "Every Jewish settlement is a wall that blocks peace. We hope that the Israeli people are aware of the walls of isolation their government builds around them," he said. Israel's offensive against Gaza in 2008 largely spelt the end of a close alliance between Turkey and Israel, but ties nose-dived last year after nine Turks were killed in an Israeli raid on a ship heading for the Palestinian enclave, controlled by the Islamist group Hamas and under blockade by Israel. POPULIST TOUCH Erdogan's tour will include Tunisia and Libya, which have all witnessed the fall of entrenched leaders to grassroots revolts this year, challenging the old order across the region. Displaying a populist touch, Erdogan stopped as he left the Arab League headquarters in Cairo where he had been speaking and shook the hands of demonstrators demanding change in Syria, whose military is trying to crush an uprising. "It's time to raise the Palestinian flag at the United Nations," he told the Arab ministers. "Let's raise the Palestinian flag and let that flag be the symbol of peace and justice in the Middle East." Palestinians will bid for full membership of the United Nations later this month, a move opposed by the United States, which has a veto. Arab states endorsed it at the Cairo meeting, where Erdogan accused the United States of bias. "The United States should reconsider the statement it made in relation to the bid Palestine is going to make to the United Nations. This prejudice is not befitting to the foreign policy of a country like the United States," he said. Erdogan said Turkey offered help to Arab nations facing turmoil but, in an apparent reference to Syria, he said some had turned down the offer. "However, we continue to insist they meet their people's demands." Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Elaraby introduced the Turkish prime minister saying: "All the Arab peoples appreciate what you are doing. We consider that there is a strong friendly state who is always standing on the side of justice." Outside the League, Syrian protester Samer Zaher, 30, said: "Erdogan has turned into an Arab hero ... We have not found a leader as powerful as him addressing (Syrian President Bashar al-Assad) and asking him to quit." Erdogan later addressed the Syrian issue directly, saying in a public speech before several thousand Cairenes that he like most Syrians had lost faith in Assad. "As civilian deaths increase in Syria we see that reforms have not materialized and they did not speak honestly. It is not possible to believe this. And the Syrian people do not believe in Assad, nor do I. We also do not believe him," he said in the grounds of the Cairo opera house. WINNING OVER ARABS While winning over ordinary Arabs, particularly with non-Arab Turkey's tough line toward Israel, Erdogan's growing popularity and clout could be a headache for more cautious Arab leaders who could see their own influence overshadowed. "Turkey wants to play a regional role, especially when Egypt is busy with the revolution," said Adel Soliman, head of Cairo's International Center for Future and Strategic Studies. Egypt has traditionally seen itself as the leading diplomatic player in the Arab region. But its position has been eroded by wealthy Gulf countries, such as Qatar, and lately overshadowed by Turkey, with its fast-expanding economy. Erdogan met Egypt's Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, who heads the military council that took over after Mubarak was ousted by mass street demonstrations in February. Egypt's generals have faced popular criticism for not taking a firmer line with Israel after it shot dead five Egyptian border guards in repelling cross-border raiders it said were Palestinian militants. Cairo said it would expel Israel's ambassador but did not follow through with the threat. Protesters attacked Israel's embassy in Cairo last week, prompting the ambassador to fly home and an embarrassed Egyptian government to affirm to Washington, its major aid donor, that it remained committed to a 1979 peace treaty with Israel. (Additional reporting by Ibon Villelabeitia in Istanbul, Jon Burch in Ankara, Ori Lewis in Jerusalem and Dan Williams in Tel Aviv; writing by Andrew Hammond and Edmund Blair; editing by Giles Elgood and Philippa Fletcher) World United Nations Israel Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (1) brian-decree wrote: I noticed that when you mentioned Israels ‘offensive’, as you put it, in Gaza in 2008, you neglected to mention how many civillians they massacred… Why is that???? You journalists ALWAYS mention in full detail how many civillians the bad guys killed… I think it was over a thousand civillians or something wasn’t it? 1500? That’s over a third of 9/11 right there! And they destroyed the entire city! I think you need to frame the story better so your readers don’t have to do the work for you… you did you get a job?? Sep 13, 2011 9:31pm EDT -- Report as abuse See All Comments » Add Your Comment Social Stream (What's this?) 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