Turkey's president said today he will use 'all means available to end Israel's occupation in Palestine' at a meeting with Arab deputies of Israel's parliament, the Knesset - shortly before hosting a dinner for King Abdullah II of Jordan.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan - whom Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called an 'anti-Semitic dictator' last December - added that he will 'not turn his back on the Palestinian cause'.
During the two-hour talks at the Presidential Mansion in Istanbul's Tarabya neighbourhood, Erdogan said: 'We will continue to share all means in our disposal with our brothers,' Turkey's pro-government Daily Sabah reported.
Erdogan, whose party has roots in Turkey's Islamist movement, said his aim was to restore peace in the region before thanking the Israeli Arab deputies for 'representing the will of the Palestinian people in Israel's parliament'.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a meeting today with Arab Israeli deputies from the Knesset that he will 'not turn his back on the Palestinian cause'. Above, Erdogan (centre) during the two-hour talks at the presidential mansion in Istanbul
The Turkish president (right) with King Abdullah II on the same day as his meeting with the Knesset deputies. Tensions between Israel and Jordan have mounted in recent months over such issues as the contested status of Jerusalem
Erdogan at the dinner with King Abdullah II of Jordan (second left). Two weeks ago, Israel inaugurated a new international airport near the Red Sea whose location has drawn criticism from neighbouring Jordan
(Left to right), Queen Rania, her husband King Abdullah II, President Erdogan and his wife Emine in Istanbul today
The Turkish president regards himself as a champion of the Palestinians and has twice recently held summits of Muslim states to denounce the recognition by the United States of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
But analysts note that behind the rhetoric, economic ties remain strong, with trade robust and both sides interested in the export of Israeli energy resources to Turkey.
At the meeting today however, Erdogan, who came to power in 2003, also slammed Israel for ignoring the rights of its Palestinian citizens by adopting 'Jewish state' law.
He was referring to a piece of controversial legislation, narrowly approved by the Knesset last July, that defines the country as the nation-state of the Jewish people, with Hebrew as the only official language.
Israel's 1948 declaration of independence defined its nature as a Jewish and democratic state, a delicate balance the country has grappled to maintain for 70 years.
Opponents of the July bill said it marginalises the country's Arab minority (known as Israeli Arabs) of around 20 per cent and also downgrades Arabic language from official to 'special' standing.
The law passed with a 62-55 backing, with two members of the Knesset abstaining.
Turkey, meanwhile, is in favour of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with East Jerusalem as the capital of an independent Palestinian state.
Last May, Turkey told the Israeli ambassador to temporarily leave after Ankara reacted with outrage to the killing of dozens of Palestinians by Israeli troops on the Gaza border, in the worst crisis since a 2016 reconciliation deal.
Erdogan hosts King Abdullah II amid increasing tensions between Israel and Jordan
Erdogan's pronouncement comes on the same day he hosted a dinner for King Abdullah II of Jordan and his wife, Queen Rania, also at the Tarabya presidential mansion.
Tensions between Israel and Jordan have mounted in recent months over such issues as the contested status of Jerusalem and its holy sites, stalled Middle East peace talks, and the shooting of two Jordanian citizens in 2017 by an Israeli embassy guard in Amman, which ignited a diplomatic crisis.
Two weeks ago, Israel inaugurated a new international airport near the Red Sea whose location has drawn criticism from neighboring Jordan.
Erdogan's pronouncement comes on the same day he hosted a dinner for King Abdullah II of Jordan and his wife, Queen Rania, also at the Tarabya presidential mansion. Above, Queen Rania greets the president's wife
The Ramon International Airport opened just north of the southern resort city of Eilat and roughly eight miles from Jordan's Aqaba airport.
Jordan contends the Ramon Airport violates international standards regarding respect for airspace and sovereignty as it is situated less than a half-mile from the border.
Jordan's complaint with international authorities may stem from concerns that the new airport will draw tourists to Israel and away from Jordan.
The new airport is named after Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon, who was killed in the 2003 Columbia space shuttle explosion, and his son Assaf, an Israeli Air Force pilot who died in a training accident in 2009.
And last October, Jordan's King announced he would not be renewing parts of his country's landmark peace treaty with Israel.
Abdullah released a statement that he intended to pull out of two annexes from the 1994 peace agreement that allowed Israel to lease two small areas, Baqura and Ghamr, from the Jordanians for 25 years.
The lands were leased to Jewish farmers early last century, but then became part of Jordan after the kingdom gained independence in 1946.
Baqura, in the northern Jordan Valley, was captured by Israel in 1950. Ghamr, near Aqaba in southern Jordan, was seized in the 1967 Mideast War.
Under their peace agreement, Jordan agreed to grant Israeli farmers and military officers free access to the enclave. Abdullah said he informed Israel of his decision.
Jordan's relations had thawed after Israel replaced its ambassador to Amman and Netanyahu met with Abdullah in summer 2017 to stress the importance of economic and security cooperation between the two countries.
Turkey condemns Israel for not renewing monitoring mandate
Turkey today also 'strongly' condemned Israel's decision not to renew the mandate of an international monitoring group in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron.
'We strongly condemn Israel's unilateral termination of the mandate of the 'Temporary International Presence in Hebron' (TIPH) ... and expect this political decision to be reversed,' the Turkish foreign ministry said in a statement late on Friday.
The Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH) was established after a massacre of Palestinians in 1994.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday he would not extend its mandate, accusing it of bias. Ankara, however, dismissed the Israeli claim.
'We decisively reject the allegation that the TIPH has been working against Israel, which is presented by Israel as a justification for its decision.'
In a series of Twitter posts on Saturday, Omer Celik, spokesman for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), slammed the Israeli move as a 'new step to cover up illegalities' and said it must be condemned.
'This Israeli step shows new aggressions are in the planning,' he said, urging the world 'to be more careful' about the situation in Hebron.
Turkey has observers in the Norway-led team tasked with promoting security for Palestinians in Hebron, which is holy to both Muslims and Jews and has been a flashpoint in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Palestinian and European officials have also expressed concern and regret over the Israeli decision.
Erdogan and Israel: From walking out of Davos to being labelled an 'anti-Semitic dictator' by Netanyahu
In December, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (above) labelled Erdogan an 'anti-Semitic dictator'
While Turkey under Erdogan has never completely severed ties with Israel, the Turkish strongman has also never shied away from the strongest criticism.
He famously walked out of a January 2009 debate in Davos with then Israeli president Shimon Peres, complaining he was not given enough time to respond and repeatedly saying 'one minute'.
And in December, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu labelled Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan an 'anti-Semitic dictator'.
Speaking at the time, Netanyahu said the Turkish leader is 'obsessed with Israel' and his military 'slaughters women and children in Kurdish villages.'
In turn, Erdogan called Netanyahu an oppressor who commits 'state terror.' It wasn't immediately clear what sparked the spat between the leaders.
Israel and Turkey were once close allies. But relations have steadily cooled since Erdogan, whose party has roots in Turkey's Islamist movement, became prime minister in 2003.
The exchange came just days after the U.S. announced its withdrawal from Syria, where both Israel and Turkey are involved in the seven-year civil war.
In 2017, Erdogan also lashed out at Israel, after Donald Trump decided to recognise Jerusalem as the Jewish state's capital.
Israel captured east Jerusalem in the 1967 Middle East war and later annexed it in a move not recognised internationally.
The Palestinians want east Jerusalem as the capital of their future state, and viewed the relocation of the embassy as a one-sided move that invalidates the US as a peace broker in the region.
Erdogan described Israel at the time as a 'terrorist state' and a 'killer of children' as fresh clashes erupted in the West Bank, Gaza and east Jerusalem.
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