"It is 'clear' that Türkiye and Turkish nation 'do not bear any hostility towards the Israeli people. Türkiye's problem is with the Netanyahu government's 'massacre policies.""Türkiye opposes antisemitism in the same way it opposes targeting Muslims. Our problem is with the massacre policies of the Israeli government. Our problem is with the oppressor and oppression,"
At the same time, he compared Netanyahu with Hitler, which is by definition antisemitic.
Antisemitism has skyrocketed in Turkey since October 7. For example, this piece of graffiti outside the Etz Hayyim synagogue in Izmir.
Just this week, one Turkish newspaper DikGazete wrote,
According to the distorted Torah , Jews do not accept anyone other than themselves as human beings . They see other people as " creatures created to serve the Jews ."In Jewish belief and culture, there is no such thing as living together with other nations . Whoever is in those lands will be killed or exiled ... Their belief commands this.Because of this;We say , “ All of humanity is in danger .”
We've documented the most obscene antisemitism in Turkish media in recent months, but have not seen any pushback from the government or even ordinary Turkish citizens aghast at the increase in hate.
Erdogan is lying.
