Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has labeled Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan an “antisemitic dictator”. This statement, made on Friday, underscores Israel’s commitment to countering what it perceives as Turkey’s destabilizing actions in the region. Netanyahu’s administration has pledged to take decisive measures against Turkey’s influence as tensions between the two nations continue to escalate.
Netanyahu had said Turkey was looking to establish a military presence there, but Turkey has denied any visit to the site. Erdogan is an antisemitic dictator who massacred Kurds, supports the massacre of the Hamas terrorist organisation, and oppresses his own people,” Netanyahu’s office said in a statement. It added that Israel would “continue to act forcefully against Turkey’s attempts to destabilise the region and against any threat to its security”. Israel said a Turkish military delegation had recently visited the site, with a Syrian war monitor saying it was part of efforts to reactivate the base. “Israel will not tolerate it,” the statement said.
“Israel has long been unimpressed by Turkey’s hypocrisy. In an English-language statement on Friday, Netanyahu’s office accused Erdogan of seeking “to extend his aggression against Israel into Syria.
