Erdogan: Whoever is on Israel's side, we are against them

INN - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that his country will oppose anyone who supports Israel.

Erdogan made the comments while addressing senior provincial officials from his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Ankara. He was quoted by Iran s Press TV.

Whoever is on the side of Israel, let everyone know that we are against them, stated Erdogan.

Madonna says she will not cancel Eurovision appearance and will call out human rights violations

JTA - Pop icon Madonna said she will not cancel her Eurovision appearance due to calls for a boycott and that she will always call out human rights violations around the world.

Madonna reportedly is scheduled to perform at the Eurovision finals on Saturday night in Tel Aviv.

Pro-Palestinian activists have called for performers and fans to boycott the competition, and have reached out directly to Madonna.

Netanyahu: We have renewed policy of targeted killings

INN - Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Binyamin Netanyahu held a security assessment of the Southern Command and visited people wounded by Hamas rocket fire at Soroka Medical Center in Be'er Sheva Monday.

"In the past two days we have renewed the policy of eliminating senior terrorists, killing dozens of terrorists from Hamas and Islamic Jihad and destroying terror towers." Netamyahu said.

"We have changed the rules of the game, and Hamas understands this very well. However, it is clear that this is not the end of the campaign, and I therefore instructed [the IDF] to prepare fora continuation and I also intend to leave the armored and artillery forces around the Gaza Strip.