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Israel PM Calls Turkiye’s Erdogan ‘Antisemitic Dictator’
The exchange followed Turkey’s bid for an international arrest warrant over Israel’s Gaza flotilla interception and renewed accusations over a Syrian air base.
On Friday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office labeled Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan an "antisemitic dictator," accusing him of massacring Kurds and supporting the Hamas terrorist organization.
This statement followed Turkey's announcement on Friday that it sought an international arrest warrant for Netanyahu, accusing him of "genocide" linked to Israel's interception of an aid flotilla for Gaza.
On Tuesday, Syria accused Israel of striking a disused air base near Aleppo, which Israel claimed a Turkish military delegation had recently visited to help reactivate.
Turkey denied having any military presence at the base on Thursday and vowed to continue "resolutely" supporting Syrian sovereignty despite Israeli claims of Turkish involvement.
Netanyahu's office accused Erdogan of seeking "to extend his aggression against Israel into Syria," vowing Israel would "continue to act forcefully against Turkey's attempts to destabilize the region.
The Israeli Prime Minister's Office, while describing the Turkish President as a dictator and anti-Semite, claimed that the regime will not tolerate Erdogan's efforts to threaten Israel's security.