Resolute! Erdogan: Turkey Does Not Accept Israeli Persecution, Even If The Whole World Ignores It!

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JAKARTA - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave a stern statement during a virtual meeting with the ruling party. Turkey will not accept Israel's persecution even if the rest of the world ignores it.

Erdogan also called on the world to counter Israeli attacks on Palestinians.

"Those who remain silent or openly support Israel's bloodshed should know one day it is their turn," Erdogan said during a speech at a virtual meeting of the Justice and Development Party (AK) reported from Yenisafak, Friday, May 14.

"It is vital that the UN Security Council takes steps to ensure peace in Jerusalem in line with the decision of the General Assembly," he said.

Regarding the Israeli attack, Erdogan said Turkey is ready to actively support any initiative by the UN, and take responsibility for peace.

If the Organization of Islamic Cooperation does not take a "concrete" stance against Israeli attacks, it will discredit its own existence, the Turkish president added.

The Muslim bloc has held an emergency ministerial-level meeting on Sunday to discuss Israeli attacks in the Palestinian territories.

Tensions have been mounting in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of occupied East Jerusalem over the past month as Israeli settlers swarmed following a court order for the eviction of Palestinian families in the area.

Recently, tensions have escalated, moving from East Jerusalem to Gaza after Palestinian resistance groups there vowed to retaliate against Israeli attacks on the Al-Aqsa Mosque and Sheikh Jarrah if they were not stopped.

At least 119 Palestinians, including 31 children and 19 women, have been killed since then, according to Palestinian health officials. More than 830 others were injured, in addition to heavy damage to residential buildings throughout the enclave.

Israel occupied East Jerusalem during the 1967 Arab-Israeli war and annexed the entire city in 1980, an act never recognized by the international community.