Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
While Hamas may view a move to Turkey as a soft landing in a safe harbor, for Ankara, accepting Hamas would be a risky and multifaceted move in a complex geopolitical game.
“We don’t believe the leaders of a vicious terrorist organization should be living comfortably anywhere, and that certainly includes in a major city of one of our key allies and partners,” said U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller.
Last week, Turkey announced it had cut all ties with Israel, a declaration the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem denied.
Reports noted that Turkey’s embassy in Israel was functioning as usual, while Jerusalem’s diplomatic mission in Ankara also remains open.
The Turkish leader claimed that Jerusalem seeks to conquer Muslim lands.
The Egyptian leader is scheduled to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan amid warming ties between Cairo and Ankara.
Ankara intelligence identified Liridon Rexhepi as an “operator of a financial network supporting Mossad’s activities in the country.”
The Turkish leader and visiting P.A. head Mahmoud Abbas discussed “the massacres committed by Israel in Palestinian territories.”
Businessmen charge commissions of 5% to 8% of the value of goods imported to “Palestine” that actually go to firms in the Jewish state.
Dorad Energy is partially owned by a Turkish company whose chairman has received praise from President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Erdoğan is turning his country into a dictatorship, Katz wrote on X.
Turkey has been a fierce opponent of the Jewish state since the war began.
