Recep tayyip erdogan israel is a terrorist

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has labelled Israel a “terrorist state”, and declared the United States’ recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital “null and void”.

Erdogan said on Sunday that US President Donald Trump’s decision on December 6 on the status of Jerusalem “has no validity” for Turkey.

Speaking at a meeting of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) in Sivas, Erdogan said “Palestine has been under occupation since 1947,” adding: “Israel is an occupying state, a terrorist state.” 

Turkey will host an Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit in Istanbul on December 13 to discuss Jerusalem, which is home to sites holy to Muslims, Jews and Christians.

Erdogan has threatened to cut diplomatic ties with Israel over the issue of Jerusalem, declaring the city’s status a “red line” on December 4.

The US decision to move its embassy to the city from Tel Aviv has drawn international condemnation and sparked a