Erdogan threatened to snub peace summit after | Political News

Donald Trump’s peace summit in Egypt was apparently full of drama after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reportedly threatened to flip back mid-flight if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in attendance.

Erdogan called Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi from his aircraft as it was making ready to land in Cairo on Sunday for the Gaza summit, reported The Times of Israel.

The Turkish chief reportedly said that he would journey back to Ankara if Netanyahu had been allowed to attend the event. GWN also reported that Turkey told the U.S. that Netanyahu should not take part in the summit.

President Trump provided a last-minute invite to Netanyahu, hoping to enact his plan quietly, only for it to blow up in his face after Erdogan’s pushback.

Netanyahu in the end declined, citing the proximity of a Jewish vacation as the explanation for his absence. However, it is believed that Erdogan’s outburst performed a large position.

Trump spoke at the Knesset to have a good time the ceasefire settlement between Israel and Hamas, before touring to Egypt for the high-stakes summit of regional world leaders.

It got here as 20 surviving Israeli hostages had been launched in a ceasefire exchange. In his speech, Trump called the ceasefire a “historic dawn.”

According to the Guardian, inviting Netanyahu to the event would have risked overshadowing the message and scaring off key attendees.

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The International Criminal Court has a number of arrest warrants issued for Netanyahu over his alleged battle crimes in Gaza and, while Egypt is not a signatory to the court, his presence would have triggered pressure.

Erdogan’s risk highlighted how explosive his attendance would have been among Arab states that haven’t got ties with Israel.

Far-right members of Netanyahu’s coalition authorities also threatened to resign if he was at the convention, the outlet reported.

“Prime Minister Netanyahu was invited by U.S. President Trump to participate in a conference taking place today in Egypt,” read a assertion from Netanyahu’s workplace. “The prime minister thanked President Trump for his invitation but stated that he would not be able to attend due to the proximity of the event to the start of the holiday.”

If Erdogan had been seen shaking arms with the Israeli chief, it could have been disastrous for him, main to questions about Ankara’s position in the worldwide stabilization drive to look after security in Gaza.

Erdogan has called Israel’s actions in Gaza a genocide a number of instances.

While talking to reporters in Egypt, Trump said, “You have some of the wealthiest nations in the world, all leaders, the big leaders are here. The emirs and kings and everybody. It is an interesting group.

“We have 35 international locations, and that’s only because they had been the 35 that we invited. Everybody that we invited got here. So there may be a lot of respect.”