Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday evening issued a new response to Israel's official recognition of the Armenian Genocide, accusing Israel of being complicit in the deaths of 73,000 Gazans. Denying any genocide in Turkish history, he dismissed the Israeli move as slander from a 'murder network' he takes 'not even slightly seriously.'
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday issued his fourth statement since Israel's official recognition of the Armenian Genocide, escalating his rhetorical attack with a specific numerical accusation: Israel's hands, he charged, are 'soaked in the blood of 73,000 Gazans.'
As The Zioneer reported, Erdogan's first response (June 28) dismissed the recognition as slander; subsequent statements on Tuesday escalated, calling Israel a 'murderous gang' (20:25 Jerusalem). The latest message, posted at 20:49, denies any genocide in Turkish history — 'no oppression, massacre, colonialism, or genocide' — and adds a precise casualty claim. The claim of 73,000 Gazan dead is not independently verified and exceeds figures reported by the Gaza Health Ministry (which is Hamas-run).
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar has stated that the recognition 'is not a retaliatory action' (The Zioneer, June 28), but the timing of the recognition has triggered the most sustained anti-Israel diatribe from Ankara in months. No further official response from Israel has been reported as of Tuesday evening.
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- DevelopingErdogan calls Israel a 'murderous gang' over Armenian Genocide recognition
- StrongTurkey says Israel's Armenian Genocide recognition aimed to whitewash Gaza crimes
- DevelopingFM Sa'ar: Armenian Genocide recognition not retaliation, but truth
- DevelopingArmenia's president cool to Israel's recognition of Armenian genocide
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