Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Israelis have become 'a burden humanity can no longer bear,' in an interview with CNN Turk on Thursday. Fidan called on the international community to impose sanctions on Israel, arguing the issue is not Turkey's or President Erdogan's alone but a problem for all of humanity.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan escalated his anti-Israel rhetoric sharply in an interview with CNN Turk on Thursday evening, describing Israelis as a collective burden on humanity and calling for international sanctions. Fidan said the difference between Erdogan and other leaders is that the Turkish president openly states what is wrong — and that everyone knows it but only whispers. He argued that Israel's policies and mindset have made its people a weight 'humanity can no longer bear,' across moral, political, and economic frameworks. Fidan urged the international community to 'step up, take a diplomatic stand, and impose the necessary sanctions on these people.' Earlier Thursday, Fidan had said that Israel is seeking a new enemy and that Turkey has no problem with confrontation, as The Zioneer reported at 21:44 Jerusalem. The comments follow a series of escalating Turkish statements: President Erdogan on June 10 called for stopping Israel, and later on June 27 labeled Zionism an existential threat. Fidan's latest remarks mark a further rhetorical escalation from Ankara, framing the issue as a global moral crisis beyond standard bilateral diplomatic sparring.
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