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Friday, July 12, 2024
FM Katz slams Erdogan vow to block NATO cooperation with Israel: ‘You decide nothing’
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Foreign Minister Israel Katz slams Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan for saying it is not possible for NATO to continue its partnership with Israel.
“Until comprehensive, sustainable peace is established in Palestine, attempts at cooperation with Israel within NATO will not be approved by Turkey,” Erdogan says at a news conference at the NATO summit.
Katz shoots back, saying Erdogan can’t set NATO policy.
“First of all, Erdogan, you decide nothing,” Katz posts on X.
“Furthermore, a country like Turkey, which supports the murderers and rapists of Hamas and the Iranian axis of evil, should not be a member of NATO,” he adds.
Israel is a partner with NATO. Turkey has at times in the past used its veto in the military alliance to stop closer ties with Israel.
.@RTErdogan declares at the @NATO summit that he will not allow NATO to cooperate with Israel.
First of all, Erdogan, you decide nothing. Furthermore, a country like Turkey, which supports the murderers and rapists of Hamas and the Iranian axis of evil, should not be a member of…
— ישראל כ”ץ Israel Katz (@Israel_katz) July 12, 2024
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