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 Israel’s Minister of Tourism called for travelers to boycott Turkey follows reports that Ankara had classified Israel as a “strategic threat,” Jerusalem Post reported.

Tourism Minister Stas Meseznikov on Sunday urged Israeli vacationers to boycott Turkey to protest that country’s apparent designation of Israel as a central threat in a policy document.

His statement, the latest in the rhetorical war between the two countries, came in response to press reports that the Turkish National Security Council (NSC) had warned that Israeli actions threatened the region and the country, because of the regional unrest it caused.

At the same time, the Security Council removed Syria, Bulgaria, Georgia and Armenia, as well as Iran, from the list of countries that pose a threat to Turkey, according to Turkish media outlets cited late Saturday by the Israeli media.