ADL's Foxman: "We welcome Erdogan saying that his criticism didn't target the Israeli people or jews"

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was right to say after last week's Davos incident that his criticisms did not target the Israeli people or Jews, leading US Jewish group the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) said in a weekend statement. "We were pleased to learn that, in an act of statesmanship, (Israeli) President (Shimon) Peres reached out to Prime Minister Erdogan by telephone immediately after the event to clear the air and calm the situation," ADL Director Abraham Foxman added.