Turkey's "phony" charm offensive aims to isolate Israel
There are a number of recent reports that Turkey is trying to open diplomatic channels with Israel in a bid to mend relations. This includes an announcement that Turkey will once again send an ambassador to Israel, and references to “secret contacts between Turkey and Israel.” Seth Frantzman joins our podcast to discuss why these moves by Turkey are disingenuous and an effort to sabotage Israel’s growing friendship with Greece, Cyprus, and the UAE.
Seth Frantzman is a Middle East analyst and the oped editor at The Jerusalem Post, and is a contributor to Defense News and The National Interest.
Read Seth Frantzman's piece in The Jerusalem Post here: Turkey’s regime seeks to isolate Israel using phony ‘reconciliation’
You can read the articles we discuss on The Daily Roundup here:
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