Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on the Jewish community in Turkey to get involved in diplomatic relations with Israel in an attempt to bring a halt to the air strikes in Gaza, Anatolia News Agency reported.

“They are people who can become a part of this [cease-fire] mechanism,” Erdogan said Wednesday, referring to the Jewish community in Turkey which totals an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 people.