Netanyahu said he would draw the attention of the United States to Erdogan’s rhetoric

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told members of his government that he takes Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s rhetoric about the Jewish state “very seriously” and will draw the attention of the United States to these concerns.

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“Hardly a day goes by without Erdogan calling for the destruction of the State of Israel. We take these words very seriously, because if we have learned anything from the history of our people, it is that when someone says they intend to destroy you, their words should be taken seriously,” Netanyahu said at a government meeting on Sunday, quoted by the Times. of Israel.

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The prime minister stressed that he would not ignore such statements “and would draw the attention of American friends to them.”

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According to the newspaper, Erdogan and other senior Turkish officials have recently increased threats against Israel, and the Turkish Interior Minister expressed hope for the “liberation of Jerusalem” in early June.

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The Israeli government on Sunday approved a resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire. In response, the Turkish president again accused Israel of the genocide of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, stressing that, in his opinion, the perpetrators will inevitably be held accountable.