{"id":2255418,"date":"2024-05-29T20:15:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T00:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nato-ally-erdogan-blames-us-for-palestinian-deaths-in-gaza-and-denounces-vampire-netanyahu\/"},"modified":"2024-05-29T20:16:25","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T00:16:25","slug":"nato-ally-erdogan-blames-us-for-palestinian-deaths-in-gaza-and-denounces-vampire-netanyahu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nato-ally-erdogan-blames-us-for-palestinian-deaths-in-gaza-and-denounces-vampire-netanyahu\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkish President Erdogan accuses the US of Gaza deaths and criticizes Netanyahu as a &#8216;vampire."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fnato-ally-erdogan-blames-us-for-palestinian-deaths-in-gaza-and-denounces-vampire-netanyahu%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=2255418&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--><p>Turkish President \u2063Recep Tayyip Erdogan, \u200da key\u2063 NATO \u2062ally, accused the US of &#8220;genocide&#8221; in Gaza and labeled \u200cIsraeli PM\u200d Benjamin Netanyahu a bloodthirsty &#8220;vampire.&#8221; Erdogan&#8217;s condemnation, including support\u200d for Hamas, escalated\u2064 tensions, criticizing \u2063the US and European leaders for their silence.\u200c This\u2063 stance \u200bmay strain US-Turkey relations amid the Gaza conflict. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a prominent\u200b NATO ally, has\u200d accused the United States of committing &#8220;genocide&#8221; in Gaza and\u200b has referred \u2063to Israeli Prime \u2063Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a bloodthirsty \u200b&#8221;vampire.&#8221; \u200bErdogan&#8217;s strong condemnation and support\u200d for Hamas have intensified tensions, particularly with the US and European leaders remaining silent. This\u200d position could further\u2063 strain relations between the\u200c US and \u2062Turkey during\u200c the Gaza conflict.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/turkey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Turkish\">Turkish<\/a> President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, an important NATO ally, blamed the United States for a \u201cgenocide\u201d in Gaza while labeling Israeli Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Benjamin Netanyahu\">Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> a bloodthirsty \u201cvampire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Erdogan made the comments in a speech to Turkey\u2019s parliament, speaking after a recent Israeli airstrike led to dozens of civilian deaths in Rafah. Though several other NATO members have been critical of Israel during its war in Gaza, the Turkish president has perhaps topped them all, going so far as to show support for Hamas. His Wednesday remarks denouncing Israel and Netanyahu are his strongest yet, comparing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-govt-lockdown-to-last-12-months-expect-repeated-vaccinations\/\" title=\"UK Govt: Lockdown to Last 12+ Months, Expect Repeated Vaccinations\">prime minister<\/a> with a supernatural monster.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe world is watching the barbarism of a sick man, a maniac, a psychopath, and a blood-feeding vampire called Netanyahu,\u201d Erdogan said.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIsrael\u00a0is not just a threat to Gaza but to all of humanity,\u201d Erdogan said. \u201cNo state is safe as long as Israel does not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flight-disrupted-to-and-from-tel-aviv-us-may-restrict-use-of-israeli-airspace\/\" title=\"Flights disrupted to\/from Tel Aviv; US may limit Israeli airspace usage.\">follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">international law<\/a><\/a> and does not feel bound by international law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After denouncing Netanyahu, he then cast blame for the \u201cgenocide\u201d on the U.S., one of his closest allies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh, the American state, this blood is on your hands also,\u201d Erdogan said. \u201cYou are responsible for this genocide at least as much as Israel. Oh, the heads of state and government of Europe, you are also a party to Israel\u2019s genocide, this barbarism, this vampirelike act of Israel, because you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-fans-the-flames-labels-trump-supporters-domestic-terrorists-video\/\" title=\"Biden Fans the Flames, Labels Trump Supporters \u201cDomestic Terrorists\u201d (VIDEO)\">remained silent<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The remarks are sure to strain already frosty relations between the U.S. and Turkey, whose public differences have reached new heights amid the war in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Hamas, designated a terrorist organization by the U.S., is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-67861266\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>openly backed by Turkey<\/a>. In March, Erdogan reaffirmed his support for the group while denouncing Israel as \u201cNazis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo one can make us qualify Hamas as a terrorist organization. Turkey is a country that speaks openly with Hamas leaders and firmly backs them,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/03\/09\/world-news\/turkey-president-back-hamas-calls-israeli-government-todays-nazis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNetanyahu and his administration, with their crimes against humanity in Gaza, are writing their names next to Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin, like today\u2019s Nazis,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Tensions between the U.S. and Turkey have persisted for years under Erdogan\u2019s government, which has seen the country tilt in an increasingly authoritarian and Islamist direction. The U.S. has found it difficult to distance itself from Turkey, however, as it occupies one of the most strategically vital positions on the globe, owning the Dardanelles Strait, and possessing the second-largest standing military in NATO, second only to the U.S.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Palestinian authorities claim that the deadly fire that killed around 45 civilians and injured hundreds more earlier this week was started by an Israeli airstrike. Israeli authorities dispute this, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3018907\/idf-blames-unexplained-fire-deaths-gaza-airstrike\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"claiming\">claiming<\/a> the fire was started by secondary explosions, possibly from Hamas weapons caches. Netanyahu issued a rare apology over the strike, calling it a \u201ctragic mistake.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The strike has led to condemnations around the globe. It came just days after the International Court of Justice issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eurojust-supports-joint-investigation-team-into-alleged-war-crimes-in-ukraine\/\" title=\"Eurojust supports joint investigation team into alleged war crimes in Ukraine\">alleged war crimes committed<\/a> during the war.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Turkish President Erdogan, a key NATO ally, accused the US of &#8220;genocide&#8221; in Gaza and called Israeli PM Netanyahu a bloodthirsty &#8220;vampire.&#8221; Erdogan&#8217;s remarks came after civilian casualties surged in Rafah due to an Israeli airstrike, sparking widespread condemnation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2255419,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24134641280215.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2255418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24134641280215.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2255418","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\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2255418"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2255418\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2255419"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2255418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2255418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2255418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}