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The Greek Current

Turkish media's latest push for a "Libya-style" maritime deal with Gaza

Earlier this week, Turkish media argued, with a frontpage story, that Turkey should sign a maritime deal with Hamas-led Gaza similar to the deal it struck with the GNA in Libya - which contravenes international law. Seth Frantzman joins The Greek Current to discuss this latest report in Turkish media, and explain how such a deal would not only put Israel and Turkey on a collision course, but would also violate the rights of Cyprus and Greece. We also look at the latest anti-semitic and anti-Israel rhetoric coming out of Ankara and Turkish media, which has reached such heights that the US condemned Turkey’s President Erdogan.

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 articles in The Jerusalem Post that we discuss here: 

Turkey media threatens Israel with 'Libya model' of water grab off Gaza

Turkey’s anti-Israel obsession reaches new heights

You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:

Fire west of Athens guts homes, sends smoke over Acropolis

Greece evacuates more villages as forest fire spreads to Attica region

Negotiators clinch deal on coronavirus certificates

EU reaches deal on COVID-19 passes to rescue summer

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