A Prophecy of Esau and Jacob

The land of Gog and Magog is anciently the same with Cathaia or Scythia, that part of Tartary from whence the Turks came; Joel Richardson is of this opinion; and could this be a fulfilment of Prophecy?

POLITICO • July 29, 2024 // The Times of Israel

Turkey’s leader is threatening to send the NATO heavyweight’s troops into Israel to intervene on behalf of Palestinians in an escalation of rhetoric that raises fears of wider regional conflict.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told a meeting of his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in the northeastern city of Rize on the Black Sea that Turkey “must be very strong so that Israel can’t do these ridiculous things to Palestine.”

“Just like we entered Karabakh, just like we entered Libya, we can do similar to them,” he said, referring to Turkish support for Azerbaijan in its conflict with Armenia last year and his country’s military intervention in Libya.

“There is no reason not to do it,” he continued. “We must be strong to take these steps.”

Throughout the war in Gaza, Erdogan has stood up for Hamas, the armed Palestinian group that controlled Gaza and attacked Israel on Oct 7, referring to it as “an organization of liberation” while harshly criticizing Israel. He has compared Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Adolf Hitler and called him a “psychopath” and a “vampire.”

Diplomatic relations between Turkey and Israel broke down in the early months of the war, and in May, Turkey announced that it was halting all trade with Israel.

Despite Erdogan’s statements and Turkey’s policy of allowing Hamas political figures to remain in the country, Turkey has played no military role in the Gaza conflict. But support for the Palestinians and anger at Israel’s prosecution of the war in Gaza are common in Turkish society.

Israel’s foreign minister, Israel Katz, struck back at Erdogan on Sunday, accusing him on social media of following in the footsteps of Saddam Hussein, the Iraqi strongman who was executed in 2006.

Omer Celik, the spokesman for Erdogan’s political party, responded by calling Katz a “Nazi.”

On Monday, Erdogan’s communication director, Fahrettin Altun, said on social media that Turkey was a “serious and responsible state committed to peace and stability in the region.”

He did not refer to any specific Turkish plan to act against Israel.

“Anyone who is crazy enough to test our limits will get a swift and resolute response,” he said.

~ by Joel on August 2, 2024.

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