Posted on 07/26/2017 5:44:30 AM PDT by Texas Fossil
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on Muslims worldwide to “defend al-Aksa,” as the government’s decision late Monday night to remove controversial metal detectors at the site did not have an immediate calming effect.
Erdogan issued a blistering attack on Israel at a meeting in Turkey’s Parliament of his AKP Party.
“Israel has taken a dangerous path. By occupying the al-Aksa Mosque, Israel has exceeded the boundaries,” the Turkish president said, adding that Turkey recognizes Palestine with a capital in east Jerusalem and Israel with its capital in Tel Aviv.
He said that “Palestine’s” problems began with the fall of the Ottoman Empire.
“By relying on its backers and the weapons at its disposal, Israel is making a mistake. I call on all Muslims around the world to go on a pilgrimage to al-Aksa, to Palestine – if they are able to – or find a way and help our brothers therein if they’re unable to travel. The more we defend al-Aksa, the fiercer the resistance will be. If Israeli soldiers are dirtying al-Aksa with their boots, the reason is we fail to defend it decently. Let’s defend Palestine just as we defend Mecca and Medina.”Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as a hypocrite after the Turkish leader condemned Israel for ostensibly excessive force in quelling protests around the Temple Mount.
“It would be interesting to see what Erdogan would say to the residents of northern Cyprus or to the Kurds. Erdogan is the last person who can preach to Israel,” a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office said.
The statement was referring to Turkey’s 33-year occupation of northern Cyprus and its decades-long suppression of the struggle for independence of the ethnic Kurdish minority in Turkey.
Erdogan had panned Israel hours earlier for use of “excessive force” against Muslim worshipers during clashes over security measures at the Temple Mount.
Israel MFA: Days of Ottoman Empire are finished
Foreign Ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon responded by saying that the Turkish president’s words were “delusional” and “distorted.”
“He would do better to deal with the problems and difficulties in his country,” Nahshon said.
“The days of the Ottoman Empire are over,” Nahshon continued. “The capital of the Jewish people was, is and always will be Jerusalem. As opposed to the past, this is a city where the government is committed to its security, liberty, freedom of worship, and respect of the rights of all minorities.”
Those who live in glasshouses, Nahshon said, “should not throw stones.”
The Prime Minister’s Office said that Erdogan is “the last person” who can preach to Israel. “It is interesting what Erdogan will say to the Kurds and residents of northern Cyprus,” a PMO statement read.
Israeli MFA also sent several tweets to slam President Erdogan and his party:
The statement today by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to his party activists is absurd, unfounded and distorted. pic.twitter.com/N02iMSfuZk
— Israel Foreign Min. (@IsraelMFA) July 25, 2017
He would be better off dealing with the difficult problems facing his own country.
— Israel Foreign Min. (@IsraelMFA) July 25, 2017
The days of the Ottoman Empire have passed. Jerusalem was, is, and will always be the capital of the Jewish people.
— Israel Foreign Min. (@IsraelMFA) July 25, 2017
Those who live in glass palaces should be wary of casting stones.
— Israel Foreign Min. (@IsraelMFA) July 25, 2017
This site has long been a flash point between Israel and the Muslim world.
The (Jordanian) Waqf, which was left in charge of the Temple Mount after Israel liberated it during the 1967 Six Day War, consistently destroys Jewish antiquities on the compound
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Waqf refuses to comply with new security measures
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/232529
"Waqf calls magnometers placed on Temple Mount after terror attack last week 'violation of status quo.'" 16/07/17
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Waqf: We have lost control over the Temple Mount
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/232516
"Waqf protests Israeli decision to close Temple Mount in wake of Friday's terror attack during which two Border Policemen murdered. 16/07/17
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Muslims avoid Temple Mount
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/232585
""Israelis heed calls by Waqf not to go to mosque in protest against installation of metal detectors following deadly terror attack." 7/17/2017
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Jews ascend Temple Mount - without Waqf escort
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/232571
""Miraculous times: Jews flocking to Temple Mount after Waqf abandons site" 7/17/2017
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Watch: Muslims begin returning to Temple Mount
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/232708
"Hundreds of Muslims pass through metal detectors to visit Temple Mount despite Waqf ban as long as security measures are in place. 19/07/17
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'Sever the connection between Jordan and the Temple Mount'
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/232948
"Middle East expert Dr. David Bukay calls to end concessions to Jordan on Mount. 'We provide them with security and get nothing in exchange.' 25/07/17
The turks haven’t given up on the m*slim conquest of the free world.
Sounds like the days are numbered for the Temple. It is again time for the masons to build again Soloman’s Temple anew.
The Israeli’s should have bulldozed it in 1967 when they had unequalled power in the region. Missed opportunity.
They should still bulldoze it today. Give it (and any terrorists inside it) the Rachel Corrie treatment!!
I had not heard of Rachel Corrie. Looked it up.
The North West is full of nutty leftists. So called “Palestinians” are Jordanian and so crazy that Jordan wants nothing to do with them.
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