Αποκλειστικό- Ισραηλινές πηγές: ”Η Άγκυρα επιδίωκε να σαμποτάρει τους δεσμούς Ισραήλ-Ελλάδας-Κύπρου, μαζί με τον αγωγό East Med, αλλάζουν όλα τώρα με τον Νετανιάχου”

As Israel's election results pour in and it looks like a Netanyahu government can be formed, two issues (foreign policy) that are worth paying attention to, in no particular order ;

— Seth Frantzman (@sfrantzman) November 2, 2022

1. Turkey "reconciliation": Ankara wanted to shift gears from extreme anti-Israel rhetoric and hosting Hamas to "reconciliation" over the last several years, especially after Trump left office and Turkey had less friends in the White House; but Ankara knew Netanyahu wasn't in

— Seth Frantzman (@sfrantzman) November 2, 2022

Netanyahu, when confronted by Ankara's chaotic foreign policy of threats and gimmicks, responded in kind, Ankara loathed him and harbored anger over the Marmara and Israel-Kurdish ties and other issues

— Seth Frantzman (@sfrantzman) November 2, 2022

Ankara was seeking to derail the Abraham Accords and also to sabotage Israel-Greece-Cyprus ties and an East Med pipeline; and it ran to do reconciliation when the new government was formed in Israel in 2021.

— Seth Frantzman (@sfrantzman) November 2, 2022

The reconciliation emerged quickly, with Israel's president Herzog visiting in March 2022, the first Israeli leader to visit Turkey since 2008; in May 2022 Turkey's FM was in Israel (first time in 15 years). In August full diplomatic ties were renewed; then DefMin Gantz went

— Seth Frantzman (@sfrantzman) November 2, 2022

Ankara's "reconciliation" has been part of renewing and trying to reconcile with Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt; so it is part of a wider agenda; also Ankara wanted to use pro-Israel voices in the US to get things; because Ankara knows it lacks friends in DC these days.

— Seth Frantzman (@sfrantzman) November 2, 2022

In order to get "reconciliation" Ankara did what it usually does in relations with the West, it used threats, including detaining tourists, and claims it was "helping" Israel regarding Iran's threats in Turkey, although one might ask why is Iran able to operate in Turkey…

— Seth Frantzman (@sfrantzman) November 2, 2022

Considering the fact that Ankara had invested heavily in Hamas over the last decades, including hosting Hamas leaders, it's clear that it's only a matter of time before bashing Israel will be used by Ankara to get election points for the authoritarian populist ruling party

— Seth Frantzman (@sfrantzman) November 2, 2022