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Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Netanyahu lobs fresh insults at Erdogan in escalating war of words
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePrime Minister Netanyahu fires back at Turkish President Recip Tayyip Erdogan after Turkey’s leader branded him a “tyrant” who “slaughters” Palestinian children.
“Erdogan, the a dictator who throws tens of thousands of political opponents in jail, carries out mass murder of the Kurds and occupies Northern Cyprus, preaches to me — to the State of Israel and the IDF — about democracy and the ethics of war,” Netanyahu says in a statement.
“A joke.”
The premier also tells Erdogan not to interfere in Jerusalem, referring to the Turkish president’s criticism of Israel for temporarily closing Jerusalem’s Temple Mount after a firebomb was thrown at police.
“Erdogan can only learn from us how to respect all religions and uphold human rights,” Netanyahu says.
The Times of Israel Community.