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- business
Turkey has halted all trade with Israel, citing the “worsening humanitarian tragedy” in the Palestinian territories, which prompted strong criticism from the Israeli foreign minister.
“Export and import transactions related to Israel have been stopped, covering all products,” Turkey’s trade ministry said late on Thursday.
“Turkey will strictly and decisively implement these new measures until the Israeli government allows an uninterrupted and sufficient flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza.”
Israel’s foreign minister, Israel Katz, accused Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, of acting like a “dictator” after the restrictions were first reported.
I actually would like to know the answer. Maybe he’s trying to get an easy win over the West? Maybe he’s trying to more strongly align with the Muslim world?
Analysis: Ruling party errors give Turkey’s opposition hope for future
Turns out Genocide on brown people is less popular in the middle east.