Current sectionMiddle East NewsTurkey NewsIsraeli Foreign Minsiter Sa'ar was responding to remarks Fidan made in an interview with CNN on Friday, in which the Turkish foreign minister said Israel had become 'a burden that humanity can no longer bear'Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeLinda Dayan and Ben Samuels06:48 PM • July 06 2026 IDTIsraeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar accused Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Monday of making "a clear call for genocide," adding that "the first step on the road to genocide is dehumanization."Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel–TurkeyRecep Tayyip ErdoganBenjamin NetanyahuDonald TrumpGideon Sa'arCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahuHamasAli KhameneiMichigan Primary World CupBrad LanderHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsrael Accuses Turkish FM of 'Clear Call for Genocide' After CNN InterviewErdogan Is Too Scared to Criticize Trump, So He Lashes Out at IsraelAfter Arabs, Netanyahu's Coalition Has Found a New Electoral Threat: Old PeopleJerusalem's Last Gay Bar Is Closing'Israel's Opposition Must Join With Arab Parties. It's the Right Thing to Do'Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Has Long Ignored Warnings of a 'Diplomatic Tsunami.' Now It Has ArrivedAn Israeli Principal Desegregated a Tel Aviv School. Here's What HappenedDumber Than a 10-year-old: Are Israeli Students Really That Stupid?103 Nails on the Map: How Israel's Government Is Burying the Two-state SolutionRep. Dan Goldman Says Support for Israel Cost Him New York Democratic PrimaryNetanyahu Trolls Trump and Turkey: Why Israel Recognized the Armenian Genocide