Erdogan has threatened Israel with war
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has stated that Ankara may resort to the use of military force against Israel if necessary, according to The Jerusalem Post.
Speaking in Istanbul at the International Conference of Asian Political Parties, he said: “We must be strong so as not to allow Israel to do this to Palestine. Just as we entered Karabakh, just as we entered Libya, we will do the same to them. Nothing stands in our way of doing so.”
Erdogan said that Israel had forced 1.2 million Lebanese to leave their homes, and described Tel Aviv’s actions in the Gaza Strip as “barbaric”: “The bloody web of genocide continues to kill innocent children, women and civilians, disregarding all human values.”
On 11 April, the Turkish public prosecutor’s office sought a life sentence for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who had previously been arrested in absentia on charges of genocide.
Commenting on the situation surrounding Iran, Erdogan stated that the world is entering a period where the law of the jungle prevails. At the same time, he emphasised that Ankara has no intention of becoming involved in the conflict between Iran, the US and Israel, although it sees attempts to drag it into the conflict.
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan also criticised Israel. He stated that Israel “cannot exist without an enemy” and is now attempting to cast Turkey in that role.
In response, Israel’s Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu stated that “the hypocritical Erdogan is impressing no one with this circus” and called him a “megalomaniac dictator with imperialist ambitions”.
According to analyst Yoni Ben-Menachem, there is a broader strategy behind Erdogan’s statements: “Turkey is the new Iran”, which seeks to strengthen its influence in the region and form a new Sunni bloc.
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