President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday called on Muslims to stand together against Israel’s provocations and violations across the region, saying greater unity was essential to defend their rights and build lasting peace and security.
“As Muslims, we must be strong, defend our rights and interests together, and work together to build peace and security in our region,” Erdoğan said during a Mawlid al-Nabi Week event at Istanbul’s Haliç Congress Center.
Erdoğan strongly criticized the Israeli government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for seeking to spread instability across the Middle East through its genocidal actions in Gaza, the occupied West Bank and Lebanon.
“Israel’s current government, addicted to war, is trying every possible way to drag our entire region into instability,” he said.
He said Israel’s policies threatened not only its neighbors but also those advocating regional peace and humanitarian values.
