{"id":2099531,"date":"2023-11-15T11:54:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T16:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/turkeys-erdogan-calls-israel-a-terrorist-state-for-war-in-gaza\/"},"modified":"2023-11-15T11:56:12","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T16:56:12","slug":"turkeys-erdogan-calls-israel-a-terrorist-state-for-war-in-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/turkeys-erdogan-calls-israel-a-terrorist-state-for-war-in-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey&#8217;s Erdogan calls Israel a &#8216;terrorist state&#8217; for war in Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fturkeys-erdogan-calls-israel-a-terrorist-state-for-war-in-gaza%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2099531&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Turkish President Erdogan Criticizes Israel&#8217;s Actions in Gaza<\/h2>\n<p>Turkish President Recep Tayyip \u200bErdogan has intensified his criticism of Israel&#8217;s handling of\u2064 the conflict with Hamas in Gaza, aligning Turkey \u200bmore closely with other Middle Eastern nations and distancing itself \u2064from its\u200c NATO allies. While NATO has generally supported Israel, Erdogan has been\u200b a vocal critic of the country&#8217;s \u200cmilitary operations in Gaza, particularly following the terrorist attacks on October 7 that\u2062 resulted in the deaths of approximately 1,200 \u200cpeople, mostly civilians.<\/p>\n<p>Erdogan condemned Israel&#8217;s actions, \u200daccusing them of employing state terrorism and describing \u2064Israel as a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">terror state<\/a>.&#8221; He defended Hamas as \u200dresistance fighters protecting their land, honor,\u200c and lives against occupation policies. This is not the first time Erdogan has expressed \u2063support \u200dfor Hamas, despite the group being designated as a terrorist organization by the U.S. government.<\/p>\n<p>The Turkish \u200cleader&#8217;s comments have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-criticize-bidens-failed-climate-promises-in-approving-alaska-willow-oil-project\/\" title=\"Democrats Criticize Biden\u2019s Failed Climate Promises in Approving Alaska Willow Oil Project\">drawn mixed reactions<\/a>, with some NATO allies\u2064 acknowledging \u2063his\u2063 influence and positive contributions in certain areas, while \u2063distancing themselves from his\u2064 remarks on Israel. Erdogan&#8217;s upcoming meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is expected to address \u200dthese tensions.<\/p>\n<p>The relationship between Turkey and Israel has been strained since the 2010 Israeli\u2064 raid on the\u200b Gaza-bound Mavi Marmara ship, which resulted in \u2064the deaths of 10 Turkish activists. Although\u200d diplomatic ties were\u200d renewed \u200clast year, they have since\u2063 deteriorated due to the current \u2063conflict. Erdogan\u200b has been \u2062openly critical of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin \u200bNetanyahu, describing his political career as doomed.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Why has Erdogan defended \u2063Hamas despite their designation as a terrorist organization by the\u200d U.S. government, and how has this stance affected Turkey&#8217;s relations with its NATO allies?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  The recent intensification of \u200cTurkish\u200b President Recep Tayyip Erdogan&#8217;s criticism of Israel&#8217;s handling of the conflict with Hamas in Gaza has caused further strain on Turkey&#8217;s relationship with its NATO allies. While NATO has generally supported Israel, Erdogan has emerged as a prominent critic, particularly following the \u2063terrorist attacks that claimed the lives \u200bof approximately\u2062 1,200 people, \u200bmainly civilians, on \u2063October 7.<\/p>\n<p>In his condemnation of Israel&#8217;s actions, Erdogan has accused the country of employing state \u2062terrorism \u200cand\u2062 referred to \u200cit as a &#8220;terror state.&#8221; Surprisingly, Erdogan \u200dhas also defended Hamas, despite the group being\u2063 designated as a terrorist organization\u2064 by the U.S. government.\u2063 He views them as\u200c resistance fighters protecting\u200d their land, honor, and lives\u200d against occupation policies.<\/p>\n<p>Erdogan&#8217;s vocal stance on the matter has\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gaza-un-director-retracts-praise-for-precision-of-idf-strikes-after-criticism-from-hamas\/\" title=\"Gaza UN Director Retracts Praise for \u2018Precision\u2019 of IDF Strikes After Criticism From Hamas\">received mixed reactions<\/a> from NATO allies. While some have acknowledged his influence and positive contributions in certain areas, they have \u2063distanced themselves from his remarks regarding Israel. This has \u2062created tensions and raised concerns among Turkey&#8217;s fellow NATO members. The upcoming meeting between Erdogan and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is \u2064anticipated to address these issues.<\/p>\n<p>The strained\u2064 relationship\u2063 between Turkey and Israel can be traced back to the 2010 Israeli raid on the Gaza-bound Mavi Marmara ship, which resulted in\u2062 the deaths of 10 Turkish activists. Although diplomatic ties were renewed last year, the current conflict has caused further deterioration. Erdogan has consistently criticized Israeli\u200c Prime Minister\u2063 Benjamin Netanyahu, going so far\u200d as to describe his political career as doomed.<\/p>\n<p>The Turkish leader&#8217;s criticism of Israel aligns\u200c him more closely with other Middle Eastern nations and distances Turkey from its NATO allies. This shift in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/turkeys-erdogan-calls-israel-a-terrorist-state-for-war-in-gaza\/\" title=\"Turkey's Erdogan calls Israel a 'terrorist state' for war in Gaza\">alignment poses significant challenges<\/a> for NATO&#8217;s \u2062efforts to maintain a united front in the region. While the diverging views on Israel have strained Turkey&#8217;s relationship with its NATO\u200c allies, it remains to\u200d be seen how these\u200d tensions will be resolved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan increased his criticism of Israel for the way it is carrying out its war against Hamas in Gaza, continuing to align Turkey more with other Middle Eastern countries and less with its NATO allies, which have largely but not unconditionally supported Tel Aviv. Erdogan has been a vocal and frequent<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2099532,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2099531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2099531","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2099531"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2099531\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2099532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2099531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2099531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2099531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}