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August 1, 2024

After Trying to Overthrow the Syrian Government, Turkey Is Now Seeking Rapprochement

While threatening to invade Israel.

With the avalanche of news from both America and the Middle East, there are some stories that are easy to miss. One of these is a speech given by the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday, in which he declared that his country must protect Palestinians from Israel, and then added, “Just as we entered Karabakh [in Azerbaijan], just as we entered Libya, we might do the same” to Israel. It’s hard to read this as anything but a threat by a NATO member to send troops to fight against the Jewish state.

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