Social media users in Turkey fired tweets on Wednesday in support of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who blasted “tyrant” Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu in a fresh spat between both leaders.
Erdogan was responding to comments from Netanyahu who called the Turkish leader a “dictator,” after a day of tit-for-tat exchanges between government officials in both countries.
The latest exchange came after Netanyahu called Israel the nation-state of “the Jewish people” only, not all its citizens, provoking anger in Turkey with social media trending hashtag #WeAreErdogan.
Can you find the dictator @netanyahu??#WeAreErdogan pic.twitter.com/kDtAsWA4j0
— Ayşe Esma Öztürk (@AyseEsmaHH) March 13, 2019
This is enough for you killer. You never forget about it. Nobody will know anything about your name in the future but the history will remember this moment all time. One minute! #WeAreErdogan pic.twitter.com/Kk1aMRajGf
— İdris Kardaş (@idriskardas) March 12, 2019
Erdogan called Netanyahu “the thief who heads Israel” in reference to corruption allegations against him and added that the Israeli premier is a “tyrant massacring Palestinian children.”
One Minute of #WeAreErdogan for Israel pic.twitter.com/HIUOgWphiX
— Ibrahim Qazi (@miqazi) March 13, 2019
He said Turkey would maintain its struggle for occupied Jerusalem until the city is administrated in a way that is appropriate with its importance to the Islamic world.
We will trust our leader until the end and we will continue to stand by him.
— Betül BAYKAL DİNÇ (@dogalsosyolog) March 13, 2019
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#WeAreErdogan pic.twitter.com/nH3CJ1ctkL
Erdogan also criticised Israel over its assault on the Al Aqsa Mosque complex, saying the Turkish nation will raise its voice for any attack against the mosque.
Al-Quds is the apple of our eye..#WeAreErdogan pic.twitter.com/wdNIx6KitP
— Esra Gültekin (@esragltekin1) March 13, 2019
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