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According to a report from i24NEWS, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has sharply intensified criticism of Israel, describing the country as an unsustainable burden on global society and pressing the international community to impose sanctions.
The remarks, delivered during an interview on CNN Türk, come amid already strained Turkish-Israeli relations, just days after Israel formally recognized the 1915 Armenian genocide—a decision strongly condemned by Ankara.
Fidan stated that Israel has become “a burden that humanity can no longer bear.” He argued forcefully that no framework could sustain the current situation. “No matter which framework you use, there is no parameter under which these people can be sustained,” Fidan said. He added that “the human conscience cannot bear it,” emphasizing that neither political nor economic systems could continue to support it.
The Turkish minister sought to broaden the issue beyond bilateral tensions, asserting that Israel’s actions represent a wider problem. While acknowledging he “may be the only country” speaking out loudly, Fidan insisted “this is a problem for all of you” and urged other nations to “take a diplomatic stance.”
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar responded swiftly on X (formerly Twitter), denouncing Fidan’s comments as “textbook incitement to genocide.” Sa’ar accused Fidan of “dehumanizing the Jewish people as an ‘unbearable burden’” and compared the language to that of “history’s worst eliminationist regimes.” He called on “the civilized world and Turkey’s NATO allies” to “unequivocally condemn this explicit call for the erasure of Israel.”
The exchange highlights a new low point in relations between the two countries. Separately, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan dismissed Israeli criticism regarding the Armenian genocide recognition, stating that Turkey pays “no heed to the slanders” from what he described as a “murder network” responsible for significant casualties in Gaza, according to state-run Anadolu agency.
Fidan has a history of strong accusations against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, previously labeling it a “fundamentalist government” and a “problem for the whole world,” while claiming it uses security concerns as a pretext for territorial expansion.
The timing adds further significance, as Turkey prepares to host a NATO summit in Ankara next week. Some Israeli officials have increasingly viewed Ankara as a regional adversary rather than a partner within the alliance.
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