As elections near, Netanyahu casts Turkey as Israel’s latest enemy
- Israeli jets struck the Abu al-Dahar airbase in northern Syria, targeting an emerging Turkish military buildup that officials claimed threatened Israel's freedom of action in Syrian airspace.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has long portrayed himself as 'Mr. Security,' reinforcing this persona by establishing security buffer zones along Israel's borders following the October 7, 2023, attack.
- U.S. envoy to Syria Tom Barrack criticized the strike as an 'unnecessary escalation,' suggesting Israel 'simply tried to bait Turkey' ahead of the October vote for electoral advantage.
- Turkey rejected the Israeli account as 'untenable,' accusing Netanyahu of 'pursuing expansionist and destabilizing policies in the region' while pledging continued cooperation with the Syrian government.
- A Tel Aviv billboard frames Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as an adversary working to ensure Netanyahu loses the October election, as Netanyahu's office branded him an 'antisemitic tyrant' on Friday.
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The giant billboard on Tel Aviv's main highway placed Turkey at the center of Prime Minister Benjamin's election campaign…
As elections near, Netanyahu casts Turkey as Israel’s latest enemy
The giant billboard on Tel Aviv’s main highway placed Turkey squarely at the center of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s election campaign. The image showed its president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, alongside the leaders of Iran, Hezbollah and the mayor of New York City as adversaries of Israel under the slogan, “They want Netanyahu to lose. Don’t let them win.”
The Israeli occupation regime's continued targeting of Türkiye and President Erdoğan following its attacks on the Abu Zuhur Military Air Base in Syria has raised the possibility of a new conflict in the region. Speaking to A Haber, Military Strategist Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kemal Olçar emphasized that Türkiye is facing the threat of war, stating that the murderous Netanyahu administration could conduct various air operations on our borders or near Tur…
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