Et Tu, Erdogan?
Abdel Bari Atwan- Ankara thinks wooing Israel could fend off US and EU sanctions and mollify a hostile Biden administration
Ankara thinks wooing Israel could fend off US and EU sanctions and mollify a hostile Biden administration
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has triggered many political explosions. But he may have detonated one of his biggest yet by declaring on Friday that he wants better relations with Israel and revealing that intelligence-level talks between the two countries have continued unabated. This while Israeli media were being saturated with reports that Ankara and Tel Aviv are poised to exchange ambassadors again, after withdrawing them in 2018 due to Israel’s escalated aggression against the Gaza Strip.
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