“This warning to America: Stay away from the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. We support our innocent Palestinian brothers. “We are ready to defend Palestine at any cost”: these are the words said by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according to some users. The words are shared alongside a video clip in which the Ankara leader speaks to the camera in Turkish, and the aforementioned content is indicated in the English translation accompanying his words.
For those in a hurry:
- The video in which Erdogan appears to warn the United States against intervening in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict dates from July 2023
- Moreover, the Ankara leader never uttered such intimidating words
- By contrast, the content of the shared excerpt was as follows: “We are deeply concerned about settler violence. On this occasion, I once again wish God’s mercy to our Palestinian brothers who lost their lives, and my condolences to the Palestinian state and people.”
Analyse
Here is an example sharing The above-mentioned:
As always, to make sure we get it right, let’s go back to the context of the video. We discover that the clip dates back to last July: it was recorded during a period Press Conference Shared between Erdogan and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (also known as “Abu Mazen”). On that occasion, Erdogan announced:
We are closely following developments in Palestine in this regard. We are deeply concerned about the increasing loss of life, destruction, expansion of illegal settlements and settler violence. On this occasion, I once again extend my condolences to our Palestinian brothers and sisters who lost their lives, and my condolences to the Palestinian state and people. The only way to achieve a just and lasting peace in the region is to adhere to the vision of a two-state solution. We cannot accept measures aimed at changing the current historical status of the holy places, especially Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The text appears to not mention the United States. In the shared video, a watermark can be seen, at the top right, indicating the source of the video: the Middle East Eye news program, which The original video has been uploaded. The social media clip begins next 8 seconds in The original video, where we can read the real translation. Which, translated, looks like this:
We are deeply concerned about settler violence. On this occasion, I once again wish God’s mercy to our Palestinian brothers who lost their lives, and our condolences to the Palestinian state and its people.
Conclusions
The video, in which Erdogan appears to warn the United States against interfering in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, dates back to July 2023, and the Ankara leader never uttered these intimidating words. By contrast, the content of the shared excerpt was as follows: “We are deeply concerned about settler violence. On this occasion, I once again wish God’s mercy to our Palestinian brothers who lost their lives, and my condolences to the Palestinian state and people.”
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