Prime Minister's Office: Erdogan blaming Egypt turmoil on Israel is "nonsense" Foreign Ministry: Statements not worth commenting on; White House says statements offensive, unsubstantiated, wrong; US State Department: Comments harm moving diplomatic process forward. Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan. Photo: REUTERS/Murad Sezer Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's office said on Wednesday that comments from Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan which blamed Israel for the military coup and crisis in Egypt had no validity. An official from the prime minister's office said comments made by the prime minister were "nonsense." Related: Erdogan: Israel orchestrated Morsi overthrow, Egypt unrest White House: US has not cut aid to Egypt On Tuesday, the United States responded to Erdogan's accusations, saying it "strongly condemns" the "offensive" comments. "We strongly condemn the statements that were made by Prime Minister ...