Russia has been trying to facilitate a meeting between the two leaders in an effort to restore ties.
Since then, the revelation, which was widely disseminated in Turkish media, has come under severe attack by BDS activists.
Dr. Alon Liel predicts Erdogan will indirectly support Palestinians through aid and smuggling, not direct military action against Israel.
Erdogan’s comments serve only to escalate tensions, and the international community must continue to unequivocally condemn Erdogan’s provocations.
Following Erdogan's remarks, Israeli and Dutch politicians criticized him on social media, with some calling for NATO action and condemnation.
FM Katz accused Erdogan of turning "Turkey into a state that supports terrorism [that] subjects Turkey to the Iranian axis of evil in the name of extreme ideology and blatant antisemitism.”
"The problem is not the meeting, but its content," a video clip released by the presidency showed Assad telling reporters in Damascus.
The Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974 was a pivotal event in the island's history, rooted in long-standing ethnic tensions and geopolitical rivalries.
Voter dissatisfaction in the UK ousted the Conservatives, while Netanyahu's political maneuvers keep him in power.
Syrian officials however have repeatedly said that any normalization in ties can only come after Turkey agrees to pull out thousands of troops from the rebel-held northwest.
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