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Abbas Meets Erdogan in Ankara, Backs Turkey-Saudi-Pakistan Defense Pact

  • Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is visiting Turkey to meet President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and discuss developments in Palestine and regional issues.
  • Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to prevent Abbas from returning to Ramallah, accusing him of supporting terrorism.
  • The Palestinian Authority continues to pay salaries to terrorists and their families, with significant funding allocated even after orders to end the payments, according to 2025 data.
  • Abbas has defended these payments, calling imprisoned Palestinians and martyrs soldiers of the Palestinian people and stating that allowances to them will not be stopped.
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Erdogan has particularly targeted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whom he has repeatedly compared to Adolf Hitler, the leader of the Nazi German regime responsible for the Holocaust against the Jews.

·Lisboa, Portugal
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday accused the Israeli government led by Benjamin Netanyahu of seeking to "remove Palestine" from the world agenda.

·Vilnius, Lithuania
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Two-day visit by the President of Palestine to Turkey generated great criticism by Bezalel Smotrich. Israeli Finance Minister classified Mahmoud Abbas as an enemy and leader of terrorist organization

·Paço de Arcos, Portugal
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A Haber broke the news in Türkiye on Tuesday, August 11, 2026.
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