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Saturday, September 7, 2024
FM says Erdogan ‘should be silent and ashamed’ for calling for Islamic alliance against Israel
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After Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls for Islamic countries to ally against what he calls “the growing threat of expansionism” from Israel, Foreign Minister Israel Katz calls him the real threat to the Middle East and his own people.
“Erdogan continues to throw the Turkish people into the fire of hatred and violence for the sake of his Hamas friends,” writes Katz on X.
He calls Erdogan’s accusation that Israel wants to conquer Middle Eastern countries “a dangerous lie and incitement.”
“Israel is defending its borders and citizens from the murderers and rapists of Hamas, and from the Shiite axis of evil led by Iran,” says Katz.
“Erdogan and the Muslim Brotherhood alliance have been working for years alongside Iran to undermine moderate Arab regimes in the Middle East.”
“Erdogan should be silent and ashamed.”
.@RTErdogan continues to throw the Turkish people into the fire of hatred and violence for the sake of his Hamas friends.
Today, he calls on Islamic nations to form an alliance against Israel, claiming "Israel wants to conquer countries in the region, including Turkey." This is… pic.twitter.com/jh5biai7vr
— ישראל כ”ץ Israel Katz (@Israel_katz) September 7, 2024
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