| | <blockquote><small>The Turkish foreign minister’s remarks do not bode well for Sweden’s eventual accession into NATO.</small></blockquote></ref> | | <blockquote><small>The Turkish foreign minister’s remarks do not bode well for Sweden’s eventual accession into NATO.</small></blockquote></ref> |
| − | Erdoğan has been criticized for his opposition to [[Israel]]. Even [[John Kerry]], who took a relatively anti-Israel stance under the [[Obama Administration]], criticized Erdoğan for his equal enforcement of [[Zionism]] with [[Fascism]].<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/03/01/official-kerry-to-rap-turkey-pm-for-remark/</ref> He was also criticized by the conservative governor [[Rick Perry]] for his aggression against the Jewish state of [[Israel]].<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/01/17/perry-draws-turkey-rebuke-over-debate-comments/</ref> Erdoğan said that [[Hamas]] is a "resistance group".<ref>http://frontpagemag.com/2013/ryan-mauro/israels-apology-crowns-turkeys-erdogan-leader-of-islamist-world/</ref> After [[Omar Hassan al-Bashir]] caused a genocide against Christians, Erdoğan defended Bashir and answered: 'Muslims Don't Cause Genocide'.<ref>http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/134297</ref> In May 2017, Israel criticized Erdoğan for urging Muslims to overrun the Temple Mount in order to protect against "Judaization," among other anti-Israel comments.<ref>Danan, Deborah (May 10, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/jerusalem/2017/05/10/israel-rebukes-turkish-envoy-over-erdogan-rant/ Israel Rebukes Turkish Envoy Over Erdogan Call for Muslims to Swarm Temple Mount]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 10, 2017.</ref> | + | Erdoğan has been criticized for his opposition to [[Israel]]. Even [[John Kerry]], who took a relatively anti-Israel stance under the [[Obama Administration]], criticized Erdoğan for his equal enforcement of [[Zionism]] with [[Fascism]].<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/03/01/official-kerry-to-rap-turkey-pm-for-remark/</ref> He was also criticized by the conservative governor [[Rick Perry]] for his aggression against the Jewish state of [[Israel]].<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/01/17/perry-draws-turkey-rebuke-over-debate-comments/</ref> Erdoğan said that [[Hamas]] is a "resistance group".<ref>"[https://www.science.co.il/hi/turkish/articles/Mauro-20130328.php Crowning Erdogan as the New King of Islamists]." By Ryan Mauro. Source: Frontpage Magazine. March 28, 2013. [https://web.archive.org/web/20241120233457/https://www.science.co.il/hi/turkish/articles/Mauro-20130328.php Archived].</ref> After [[Omar Hassan al-Bashir]] caused a genocide against Christians, Erdoğan defended Bashir and answered: 'Muslims Don't Cause Genocide'.<ref>http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/134297</ref> In May 2017, Israel criticized Erdoğan for urging Muslims to overrun the Temple Mount in order to protect against "Judaization," among other anti-Israel comments.<ref>Danan, Deborah (May 10, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/jerusalem/2017/05/10/israel-rebukes-turkish-envoy-over-erdogan-rant/ Israel Rebukes Turkish Envoy Over Erdogan Call for Muslims to Swarm Temple Mount]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 10, 2017.</ref> |