Netanyahu Lashes Back at Erdogan; Muslim Protests Continue

Relations between Israel and Turkey seemed to be rapidly deteriorating in a series of vitriolic exchanges between Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the wake of U.S. recognition of Yerushalayim as Israel’s capital.

In response to Erdoğan’s verbal barrage against Israel over the weekend, PM Netanyahu lashed out on Sunday, calling him a brutal dictator who backs terror groups that “kill innocent people.”

Earlier, Erdogan vowed to use “all means to fight” against the U.S. recognition, which he referred to as “null.”

“Palestine is an innocent victim… As for Israel, it is a terrorist state, yes, terrorist!” Erdogan said. “We will not abandon Jerusalem to the mercy of a state that kills children.”

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