Herzog Slams Turkish FM's Comments that Israel Is 'Burden on the World'
- On Sunday, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul condemned Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan's recent remarks against Israel, calling the statements 'clearly unacceptable.'
- During a CNN interview last week, Fidan claimed 'Israel is not only Turkey's problem, but a problem for the entire world,' describing Israeli authorities as a 'burden that humanity can no longer bear.'
- On Friday, Foreign Minister Gideon accused Fidan of 'clear incitement to genocide,' stating that describing Israel as a 'burden' amounted to dehumanizing language associated with history's great oppressors.
- President Isaac Herzog hit out on Sunday at Fidan's comments, asserting 'Israel is here to stay, and it is a blessing to the world' while emphasizing the State of Israel's contributions to humanity.
- Wadephul is scheduled to visit Israel on Tuesday to meet with Foreign Minister Gideon before continuing to a NATO meeting amid ongoing diplomatic tensions.
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Herzog says Israel 'here to stay' after Turkish FM's remarks
President Isaac Herzog on Sunday rebuked a recent antisemitic remark by a senior Turkish official, saying Israel “is here to stay” and calling the Jewish state "a blessing to the world."Speaking at the state memorial ceremony for Theodor Herzl at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, Herzog referenced comments in which Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, in an interview with CNN Türk, described Israeli authorities as “a burden that humanity can no longer …
Herzog slams Turkish FM's comments that Israel is 'burden on the world'
"Israel stands at the forefront against the terrorism threatening the entire world. Around the world, Israeli innovations and inventions bring blessings to billions of people every day," he said.
The Turkish Foreign Minister calls Israel a problem for all humanity. Johann Wadephul calls it "completely inappropriate". Criticism also comes from the SPD, the Greens and the Left.
German Foreign Minister to visit Israel on Tuesday before taking part in NATO's planned summit in Turkey
"Load that humanity can no longer bear": this anti-Semitic failure of the Turkish Foreign Minister now responds to Foreign Minister Wadephul (CDU). The left, on the other hand, accuses the Federal Government of measuring Erdogan "with double standards".
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