Turkey declares cold war on Israel
"Israel-Turkey relations have never been so bad as they are now. Israel is facing the threat of losing its partner in Muslim world," Neue Zürcher Zeitung reports.
Earlier in October, Ankara excluded Israeli army from participation in NATO military exercises, reasoning that it was unknown whether Israeli warplanes were involved in Gaza sector attacks. A few days later, TRT1 Turkish state TV channel started transmitting Ayrilik soap opera which featured war operations with participation of Israeli soldiers.
Relations between two countries began to freeze back in 2003, after Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan's taking office. Situation exacerbated as a result of war in Gaza sector. Turkey has probably decided to "teach Israel a lesson", said Turkish expert Begin-Sadat, Efraim from Strategic Research Center.
Israeli Haaretz reports that "Turkey has the most to lose from boycotting Israel". The fact that Israeli Defense Ministry is currently considering possibilities of selling weapons to Turks testifies to that, inopressa.ru reports.
Earlier in October, Ankara excluded Israeli army from participation in NATO military exercises, reasoning that it was unknown whether Israeli warplanes were involved in Gaza sector attacks. A few days later, TRT1 Turkish state TV channel started transmitting Ayrilik soap opera which featured war operations with participation of Israeli soldiers.
Relations between two countries began to freeze back in 2003, after Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan's taking office. Situation exacerbated as a result of war in Gaza sector. Turkey has probably decided to "teach Israel a lesson", said Turkish expert Begin-Sadat, Efraim from Strategic Research Center.
Israeli Haaretz reports that "Turkey has the most to lose from boycotting Israel". The fact that Israeli Defense Ministry is currently considering possibilities of selling weapons to Turks testifies to that, inopressa.ru reports.
