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Scholz says Erdogan accusing Israel of fascism is 'absurd'

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is due to meet with the Turkish president in Berlin on Friday. Scholz said he will continue to emphasize why he considers Hamas to be a terrorist organization.         Scholz criticized Erdogan at a press conference on Tuesday German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday that it was "absurd" for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to accuse Israel of fascism. Scholz said Israel is a democracy and "a country that is bound to human rights and international law and acts accordingly." "Therefore, the accusations against Israel are absurd," he said at a press conference in Berlin. Scholz is set to host Erdogan in Berlin for talks on Friday. They will be joined by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. What did Erdogan say? On November 10, Erdogan claimed Israel's legitimacy was "being questioned" due to what he called "its own fascism." The Turkish president has been a vocal critic of Isra...

Turkey's Erdogan, strident on Gaza, to visit Germany

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  President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Berlin next week, amid strained Turkish ties with other NATO partners. Erdogan's stark position on the conflict in Gaza is only the latest example of discord. On Israel and Hamas, as with several other things, Scholz and Erdogan's positions seem rather distant Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz next Friday, November 17, a government spokeswoman in Berlin confirmed.  The two leaders' talks will "strongly focus on developments in the Middle East," she told reporters. It will be Erdogan's first trip to Germany in three years.  The meeting comes at a more tense time than usual for ties with Turkey, as Erdogan has adopted the most critical stance regarding Israel of any NATO member.  Erdogan, Scholz demonstrate 'very different stance' on Hamas and Israel Erdogan has been highly critical of Israel and has sp...