In Turkish Elections, Erdogan Could Well Be Israel’s Best Bet
Days after the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador, Erdogan’s party voted down a bill to ditch all previous agreements with Israel and sever economic ties, which only increased criticism from the opposition
Davide Lerner Jun 19, 2018 9:18 PM
Haaretz
During the 16th century war between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice over Cyprus, Sultan Selim II negotiated the release of Ottoman Jewish sea merchants in exchange for Venetian merchants. As he...
https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east...gan-could-well-be-israel-s-best-bet-1.6194694
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Nonetheless, I believe Israel would prefer the present administration to continue to hold power in Turkey. Because, there have been a nice arrangement between the two sides over the past 15 years.
Israel and Turkey's hardliners seem to be creating conditions for their survival in their respective countries. In this regard, the present AKP government and its chairman needs Israel more than vice versa -- only because Israel now a very strong friend in Washington DC
Israel hates content. Israel does not care about rhetoric. And, over the past 15 years, Turkey's government offered Israel nothing distasteful in terms of content.
Realistically speaking, that's normal -- that the current Turkish government is the best option for Israel.
But it also provides a food for thought for AKP's hard-line Islamist base: Either do not vote for AKP just because it is anti-Israel. Or, just quit the pretense that you are emotionally/religiously attached to the cause of Palestine.