A public display set up outside a school and educational center in Antalya, Turkey, depicted prominent political figures consuming the organs and blood of Palestinian children in imagery echoing historic antisemitic tropes, an Israeli advocacy group said.
The Movement to Combat Antisemitism said the installation showed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. President Donald Trump, former U.S. president Bill Clinton, convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and late pop singer Michael Jackson seated at a table “eating” the organs of Palestinian children and drinking their blood from soup bowls.
מייצג הזוועה בטורקיה אנטליה שבו מציגים בכירים
A large Israeli flag hung above the table, dollar bills were scattered across it, and dolls resembling the bloodied bodies of Palestinian infants were placed on and beneath the display.
The installation was set up by a group called the Anatolia Youth Association, known by its Turkish acronym AGD. The organization said the display was intended as a protest referencing what occurred on Epstein’s island and Israeli policy toward Palestinians, which it said was backed by the United States. In a statement, AGD said the aim was to protest alleged abuse of Palestinians and human trafficking and to “draw attention to global injustices and create public awareness.”
The Israeli watchdog group said the imagery directly evoked centuries-old blood libel accusations falsely claiming that Jews kill children to consume their blood — antisemitic myths that have resurfaced throughout history.
The display’s placement in a public space near an educational institution reflects what the group called a dangerous normalization of antisemitic discourse and growing radicalization in parts of Turkish society. It also criticized what it described as the absence of meaningful condemnation from local authorities.
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A public display outside a school and educational center in Antalya, Turkey, depicts political figures seated at a table consuming the organs and blood of Palestinian children, imagery critics say echoes historic antisemitic blood libel tropes
The Movement to Combat Antisemitism said Turkey’s leadership, headed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has not acted to curb the phenomenon. Against the backdrop of regional ambitions and shifting dynamics in the Middle East, the group said the atmosphere appears to allow — and even encourage — extreme messaging toward Israel and Jews.
Sasha Roitman, the group’s chief executive, said in a statement: “In today’s reality, seeing public displays of this kind reflects a society that is deeply sick from within. The combination of historic antisemitic motifs into one open exhibition shows how severe and alarming the processes of radicalization in Turkey have become. The lack of response from local actors only worsens the situation. It is time to take developments in Turkey seriously, understand that this is a hostile environment toward Israel and Jews and exercise great caution in light of what is taking place there.”