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A Sharp Escalation of Anti-Israel Rhetoric: Turkey Vows ‘Liberation’ Of Jerusalem
By Soeren Kern - https://harbingersdaily.com/a-sharply-escalation-of-anti-israel-rhetoric-turkey-vows-liberation-of-jerusalem/
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has sharply escalated his rhetoric against Israel (the nation-state of God’s chosen people) to the point where military conflict between the two countries is no longer merely a theoretical possibility. In a recent address to the Turkish Parliament, he said the Jewish state “has become increasingly arrogant” and “a source of threat not only for the region but also for humanity.”
Erdoğan said Israel’s continuing efforts to degrade the terrorist group Hezbollah in Lebanon and other jihadist groups in Syria now pose a threat to Turkey itself. He added that Lebanon and Syria are “within Turkey’s geography of love and brotherhood” and that “we will not tolerate . . . any [Israeli attack] against our brothers.”
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Syria: Turkey’s New Battleground Against Israel
by Con Coughlin - https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/22815/syria-turkey-israel
Amid deepening tensions between Turkey and Israel over Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s attempts to extend his influence over Syria, Israel’s decision to strike a Syrian air base on the outskirts of Idlib is designed to send a clear signal to the Turkish leader to rein in his ambitions.
Since the overthrow of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, Syria has increasingly become the focus of the deepening hostility between Israel and Turkey.
In particular, Israel has become increasingly concerned about Erdogan’s attempts to expand his influence in neighboring Syria, where he played a key role in helping the country’s new Islamist president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, to overthrow the Assad regime and seize power in December 2024.
