As elections near, Netanyahu casts Turkey as Israel’s latest enemy
Jerusalem — 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. … The post As elections near, Netanyahu casts…
In the run-up to Israel's elections, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has cast Turkey as a major adversary. A billboard in Tel Aviv's main highway displayed President Recep Tayyip Erdogan alongside other regional leaders as threats to Israel's security. Just days later, Israel launched airstrikes on a Turkish military base in northern Syria, alleging it was a Turkish buildup threatening Israel's airspace.
This timing has sparked debate: is Netanyahu acting on genuine intelligence or using a crisis for political gain? Tom Barrack, Trump's envoy to Syria and Turkey, suggested Israel was attempting to "bait" Turkey, while some Israeli officials and the US maintain the strikes were necessary. Turkey and the US dispute this, with Turkey branding Netanyahu an "antisemitic tyrant" and accusing him of destabilizing policies.
Despite tensions, Israel and Syria have maintained a fragile peace, but the situation remains volatile ahead of the October elections.
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