"Israel is nothing more than a genocidal network"

AK Party Spokesperson Ömer Çelik, appearing on CNN Türk's live broadcast, strongly reacted to a post by far-right Israeli Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. Çelik stated that the Israeli government, which operates with a genocidal mindset, is associated with massacres. Çelik stated, "An attack on Gaza is an attack on the world. Hamas is not a terrorist organization. Israel is merely a network associated with massacres. Those who perpetrate these acts are modern-day Nazis."

Çelik stated that the concepts Israel uses serve to cover up crimes against humanity. In his statement, he said, "Just as it was revealed that this genocidal network was a massacre organization despite the concepts it used, it has also been clearly seen that the concepts they use are nothing more than a cover-up of crimes against humanity."

Çelik recalled President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's response to a question about Hamas during his visit to the US . He reported that Erdoğan had stated at the time that Hamas was not a terrorist organization but an organization fighting for its own country. Çelik said, “We have asked the Israeli side for years: you call Hamas a terrorist organization, yet you allowed it to participate in the elections. However, after winning the elections, you refused to recognize the results. How come you continue to call it a terrorist?”

Çelik, stating that Israel's propaganda has become ineffective, said, "The person making this statement thinks that when they say Hamas equals Turkey , they are insulting Turkey. Everyone is afraid of being equated with Israel. Saying "A" equals Israel means they are an enemy of humanity. This is propaganda that has expired. They are nothing more than a network whose names are only associated with massacres."

Çelik also criticized Israel's rhetoric about the right to self-defense, saying, "If someone says Israel has the right to self-defense, know that what they mean is that Israel has the right to commit massacres. And now they still think they can run their propaganda centers. Israeli arms companies are the ones who produce the most data for them."

Çelik, who stated that many states will recognize Palestine in September, stated that Israel is hallucinating, saying, "The Israeli side thinks it has legitimacy and moral superiority. However, the facts show the opposite."