"Antisemitic Dictator": Netanyahu Fires Back at Erdogan After Turkey’s Arrest Move
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan an antisemitic dictator after Turkey sought an Interpol Red Notice against him related to Israel's interception of the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla.
- Turkey requested Interpol to issue Red Notices for Netanyahu and Israeli Afek Moskovitch on charges including genocide and crimes against humanity connected to the flotilla incident.
- Netanyahu's office accused Erdogan of abuses including massacring Kurds, harboring Hamas militants, occupying part of Cyprus, and imprisoning journalists and political opponents.
- Relations between Turkey and Israel have worsened, involving mutual accusations with Erdogan accusing Netanyahu of genocide in Gaza, and Netanyahu condemning Erdogan's actions as threats to Israel's security.
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Netanyahu’s office scorns Turkish regime threat to arrest PM
Israel “has long ceased to be impressed by Turkey’s hypocrisy,” the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem said on Friday, hours after Ankara issued another arrest warrant for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan “is an antisemitic dictator who has massacred Kurds, harbors Hamas terrorists, occupies half of Cyprus, and jails record numbers of journalists and politicians who oppose him,” the PMO said in a separat…
Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Benjamin Netanyahu traded insults on Friday, August 21, after Turkey issued an international arrest warrant for the Israeli Prime Minister and just days after airstrikes in Syria attributed to Israel. We discuss this with our correspondent Jenna Le Bras.
'Antisemitic dictator': Netanyahu slams Turkey's Erdogan, vows not to tolerate aggression in Syria
Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu fiercely criticized Turkey's President Erdogan after Ankara sought an Interpol notice. Erdogan's government requested the notice concerning an interception of a Gaza aid flotilla. Netanyahu's office labeled Erdogan an antisemitic dictator with numerous accusations. This exchange escalates existing tensions between the two nations over Syria. Both countries are engaged in a diplomatic and legal dispute over these…
Israel and Turkey have been engaged in a war of words for several days now. The latest episode: Turkey issued an international arrest warrant on August 21 for Benjamin Netanyahu, who, in response, accuses President Erdogan of being an anti-Semitic dictator.
The Israeli Prime Minister's reply: Erdogan is an anti-Semitic dictator.
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