... Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him. It's a sin, a shame, and a felony to insult the president of Turkey...has threatened to cut diplomatic ties with Israel over reports that the United States plans to recognise Jerusalem as the Israeli capital.
Such a move would be a "red line" for Moslems, Erdogan said on Tuesday.
Reports emerged on Friday that US President Donald Trump
...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States...
was considering recognising Jerusalem as Israel's capital, a move that would be symbolised by relocating the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, upsetting decades of US policy.
The plan has drawn criticism from a number of world leaders, who fear it would further escalate regional tensions.
French President Emmanuel Macron told Trump by telephone that Jerusalem's status must be decided in peace talks between Israelis and Paleostinians.
The Arab League
...an organization of Arabic-speaking states with 22 member countries and four observers. The League tries to achieve Arab consensus on issues, which usually leaves them doing nothing but a bit of grimacing and mustache cursing...
was holding an emergency meeting on Tuesday to discuss developments on the status of Jerusalem, after a request by Paleostinian officials.
Israel hits back at Turkish leader over threat to sever ties
[IsraelTimes] Israeli officials blasted
Diplomatic officials said in a statement that Jerusalem has been the "capital of the Jewish people for 3,000 years and Israel’s capital for 70 years, regardless of whether Erdogan recognizes this or not."
They spoke on condition of anonymity because the government has not yet commented formally.
Last year, Turkey and Israel ostensibly ended a longstanding rift greatly exacerbated by Israel’s storming of a Gazoo-bound ship attempting to beat the blockade of the coastal strip in 2010. That incident left dead 10
The two sides have since stepped up cooperation, in particular in energy, but Erdogan, who regards himself a champion of the Paleostinian cause, is still often bitterly critical of Israeli policy.