Spirit of Hitler re-emerged among some Israeli officials, Erdoğan says

The spirit of Adolf Hitler has re-remerged among some Israeli administrators following Israel's adoption of the "nation-state" law, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Tuesday.

"I call on the Islamic world, Christian world, all democratic and liberal states, non-governmental organizations, media members to move against Israel," he added.

Israel's Knesset on Thursday passed a law which declares the country to be “the nation-state of the Jewish people”.

The legislation further states that a “united Jerusalem” is the capital of Israel and that Hebrew is the country's official language, stripping Arabic of its earlier designation as an official language, while recognizing its “special status".

It was approved by a vote of 62-55 in a tumultuous assembly session in which Arab lawmakers decried what they called “Israeli racism against the Arab minority".

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has hailed the legislation, describing its passage as a “defining moment for Zionism and Israel".

Turkey has denounced the legislation for trying to strip Palestinians of their rights.