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The minister says at Sunday\u2019s cabinet meeting that Ankara\u2019s conduct is \u201cenemy state\u201d behavior and cites Erdo\u011fan\u2019s support for Hamas.<\/p>\n
Israel\u2019s Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli<\/a> called on the prime minister on Sunday to immediately shut Turkey\u2019s consulates in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv and to outlaw the Turkish aid agency TIKA, citing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan\u2019s<\/a> support for Hamas.<\/p>\n Chikli made the remarks during the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem and published them on X<\/em>, asserting that Ankara is advancing \u201chostile political subversion\u201d under a cultural guise. The Prime Minister\u2019s Office did not immediately comment.<\/p>\n Chikli wrote that \u201cIsrael must expel all of Erdogan\u2019s representatives from its sovereign territory and from its eternal capital, Jerusalem,\u201d adding that \u201cno self-respecting nation would tolerate this conduct.\u201d He also expressed hope that \u201cfriendship between our nations can be restored\u201d if the Turks \u201cremove their dictator.\u201d<\/p>\n The minister framed Erdo\u011fan\u2019s rhetoric and actions as those of an \u201cenemy state,\u201d pointing to Ankara\u2019s open backing of Hamas and jihadist groups and repeated calls for Israel\u2019s destruction. Chikli has previously accused Erdo\u011fan of incitement against Israel.<\/p>\n Israel\u2013Turkey relations have been at a low point since the Gaza war, with Ankara announcing it was severing ties and both sides downgrading diplomatic engagement earlier this year. Periodic signals of re-engagement have surfaced alongside harsh rhetoric from Ankara.<\/p>\n Chikli called for a ban on the Turkish Cooperation<\/a> and Coordination Agency<\/a>, alleging it advances political aims under the guise of cultural programming. Analysts and commentators have warned in recent years that Turkish government-linked bodies, including TIKA, have expanded activity in Jerusalem in ways Israel views as undermining sovereignty.<\/p>\n Chikli concluded his statement with a direct appeal to act against Ankara\u2019s emissaries in Israel. \u201cNo self-respec”No self-respecting nation would tolerate this conduct,” he wrote.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nCalls target Turkish missions and activities<\/h3>\n