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May. 12, 2021 3:38 PM
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told Russian President Vladimir Putin that the international community should give Israel a strong and deterrent lesson” against its conduct toward the Palestinians.
That s according to the Turkish Presidential Communications Directorate, which said the two leaders talked by phone Wednesday about the escalating confrontation sparked by tension over contested Jerusalem.
The statement said Erdogan stressed the need for “the international community to give Israel a strong and deterrent lesson” and pressed for the United Nations Security Council to rapidly intervene with “determined and clear messages” to Israel. The statement said Erdogan suggested to Putin that an international protection force to shield the Palestinians should be considered.
Turkish President Tayyip Ergodan Tells Vladimir Putin Israel Should be Taught a Deterrent Lesson by Others
On 5/12/21 at 10:37 AM EDT
Associated Press reported.
In a statement, the Turkish Presidential Communications Directorate said Erdogan and Putin talked on the phone Wednesday. Erdogan stressed the need for the international community to give Israel a strong and deterrent lesson and pressed for the U.N. Security Council to rapidly intervene with determined and clear messages to Israel. Erdogan also suggested an international protection force to shield the Palestinians.
Erdogan previously called Israel a cruel terrorist state after the violent clash between Israeli police and Palestinian worshippers at Al-Aqsa mosque.