2024-09-12 02:59:26
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has proposed an alliance of Islamic states that he says will stop “Israeli expansion.” Erdogan said only such a union would be able to counter “Israeli arrogance, terrorism and banditry.”
He stressed that Israel will not limit itself to Gaza and may begin to capture Ramallah and then move to Lebanon and Syria. Erdogan also expressed the opinion that Israel intends to take over the territories between the Tigris and Euphrates, and therefore Hamas allegedly defends not only the Gaza Strip, but also “all Islamic lands, including Turkey.”
The Turkish president pointed out that improving relations with Syria and Egypt is linked to the common threat from Israel. He stressed the importance of creating a line of solidarity to counter Israeli expansion.
In addition, the Turkish pro-government newspaper Yeni Safak recently proposed a plan that it believes could stop “Israeli aggression” in five days. According to the plan, all 57 states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation would work together to impose a complete air and sea blockade on Israel, barring ships from entering ports bound for or from Israel.
The newspaper also called for the creation of a unified Islamic army. According to its data, about two billion people live in Muslim countries, and their armed forces number more than 17 million people. The publication came up with the idea of creating a “Muslim NATO” that could prevent the current events in Gaza.
Earlier, Cursor reported that Foreign Minister Israel Katz commented on Erdogan’s call for Islamic countries to unite against what the Turkish leader called “the growing threat of expansionism” from Israel. Katz called Erdogan a real threat to the Middle East and accused him of inciting violence in support of the Hamas terrorist group.