The Israeli government appealed against Turkey in Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)after Ankara temporarily suspended trade with Israel due to the war in the Gaza Strip.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter) yesterday, the Israeli Finance Minister Nir Barkat called Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan an “anti-Semitic dictator” who violates international maritime law and disrupts global supply chains with the boycott.

The Turkish government has announced that it is suspending all commercial transactions with Israel until the Israeli government allows unhindered humanitarian aid access to Gauze.

Barkat wrote in X that Israel expects the OECD to take action against Turkey over Erdogan’s “delusional decision” “which harms the entire European economy.”

Erdogan, for his part, defended Turkey’s actions yesterday, saying “patience is no longer possible” in the face of Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza. The Turkish president has repeatedly accused Israel of committing “genocide” against the Palestinians.

Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz condemned Erdogan’s decision, saying it was harmful to the interests of the Turkish people and businesses. “This is how a dictator behaves,” Katz wrote in X.