(JTA) President Obama rebuked Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan for belligerent anti-Israel rhetoric when they met in Washington on Monday. "In the president's meeting with Prime Minister Erdogan...the president told the prime minister that his anti-Israel rhetoric was eroding his nation's ability to effectively lead...as it had in the past," said a statement relayed Tuesday by a U.S. official. "The president pressed the prime minister to make rebuilding Turkey's ties with Israel a priority."
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