No, Turkey Isn’t Becoming the Next Iran
But its rise should still be a strategic concern for Jerusalem.
July 7, 2026
But its rise should still be a strategic concern for Jerusalem.
In the past few months, a number of Israeli analysts have suggested that Turkey is poised to replace Iran as the major supporter of jihadism—and the major strategic threat to the Jewish state—in the Middle East and beyond. Michael Milshtein believes these concerns are overstated, but not entirely unfounded:
But its rise should still be a strategic concern for Jerusalem.
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The writer who reported from the death camps.
In the past few months, a number of Israeli analysts have suggested that Turkey is poised to replace Iran as the major supporter of jihadism—and the major strategic threat to the Jewish state—in the Middle East and beyond. Michael Milshtein believes these concerns are overstated, but not entirely unfounded:
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