Turkey, a NATO "ally" says Israel 'cannot live without hostility' then says Turkey may invade it

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Monday that Israel was seeking a new enemy and could soon set its sights on Turkey. Those remarks came just a day after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sharply escalated rhetoric by threatening possible military action against the Jewish state.

"After Iran, Israel cannot live without hostility," Fidan said during an extensive interview with the Turkish state-run news agency Anadolu. The Turkish minister accused Jerusalem of fostering "a new rhetoric" to justify its aggression in the region and declare Turkey an enemy.

The official further argued that this trend extended "not only to Netanyahu’s administration" but also "to certain figures within the Israeli opposition," though he did not specify whom he was referring to.

Fidan warned that Israeli military activity could next extend to Syria, where the IDF operated last year in what it said were efforts to protect the Druze minority in the south. He cautioned that such actions could create broader "risks" across the region. "Because of the ongoing war in Iran, [Israel] is not doing certain things right now," he said. "Later, when the time comes, it may want to act."

Fidan's comments follow remarks made on Sunday by Erdogan, suggesting that Ankara could soon choose to engage militarily with Israel.

At this rate, Turkey's next big diplomatic move will probably be demanding that Israel apologize for the Crusades while simultaneously shopping for new Ottoman Empire cosplay outfits. Classic NATO ally behavior.

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Turkey FM's Bizarre Charge: Mossad as Puppet-Master of Iran's Unrest, and Netanyahu's Supposed Hunger for Regional War

Turkish Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan has lately taken to the airwaves with a series of grave accusations against Israel, delivered in the measured yet insistent tone that has become his trademark. In an extended interview with Turkish television, he addressed the unfolding protests in Iran and the wider regional tensions they have exacerbated, directing his sharpest criticism at Jerusalem.

The minister contended that Israel, far from concealing its hand, is openly exploiting Iran’s internal difficulties, economic hardship above all, to undermine the Islamic Republic. "The Mossad is not hiding this," Fidan declared, referring to the protests. "They are calling on the Iranian people to rise up against the regime through their internet and Twitter accounts."

He drew a pointed contrast with earlier episodes of overt military confrontation, which, he observed, had the effect of rallying the Iranian public against external enemies. The present moment, he suggested, offers Israel a different and more insidious opportunity: to fan the flames of domestic discontent in the absence of active warfare.

Fidan went further, asserting that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu harbors a keen desire to ignite a broader military conflict across the region, though only, he insisted, with the explicit blessing of the United States. "Everyone knows Netanyahu has such a desire; it's no secret," the foreign minister said. He alleged that no such adventure would proceed without firm guarantees from Washington, and pointed to Netanyahu's late-December visit to the White House as part of an ongoing effort to secure that all-important "green light."

Turning to the deeper causes of unrest within Iran, Fidan acknowledged the punishing weight of economic sanctions endured for nearly three decades, a burden he described as severe and structural. The Iranian people, he noted, especially the younger generations, are dynamic and sophisticated, hungry for prosperity and opportunity. Yet the sanctions have imposed formidable obstacles, fueling recurring waves of protest, from the mass demonstrations of 2019 and 2023 to the more contained disturbances of today. While these grievances are genuine, he argued, they are now being manipulated by Iran’s adversaries.

"Alongside the authentic reasons for protest, there is clear external manipulation by Iran's adversaries," he said.

On the diplomatic plane, Fidan positioned Turkey as a proponent of dialogue, intent on shielding Iranian civilians from harm and urging negotiations to ease tensions between Tehran, Washington, and other Western capitals. He warned that the imposition of preconditions on talks serves only to isolate Iran further, while conveniently furnishing justification for potential Israeli military action. A negotiated settlement, he maintained, is essential for regional stability, and would strip away what he termed the "international cover" for any strike by Israel.

In closing, the minister conveyed a message from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Iran's leadership, calling on Tehran to turn the page in its relations with neighboring Arab states, to engage them with "genuine and sincere" intent, to set aside past grievances, and to shoulder its responsibilities toward the peoples of the region. He urged Iran to consider the possibilities of shared leadership in securing a more stable Middle East.

For his part, Israeli military analyst Alon Ben-David, writing recently in Maariv, took a cooler view of the Mossad's public interventions. He noted that a Persian-language account linked to the agency had tweeted at the outset of the unrest: "We are with you, the protesters, everywhere."

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Later, the same account asserted that "thousands of activists in the Basij militia and security forces have joined the protesters," a claim subsequently deleted. Ben-David attributed these messages to the Mossad's psychological operations unit, now under the deputy director identified only as "A," a former contender for the agency's top position. He judged the tweets a display of poor judgment, with the deletion suggesting at least some internal second thoughts. Israel, he concluded, would do better to conduct itself with greater discretion. "The Mossad would be better served by operating more discreetly and tweeting less."

Such restraint, one might observe, appears increasingly elusive in the fevered atmosphere of the contemporary Middle East.

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Biden approved Iran's assault on Israel as long as it was "within certain limits"

Iran fired a large barrage of drones, ballistic missiles and rockets at Israel Saturday night into Sunday morning. Fortunately, their result was negligible, much like alleged President Biden's "leadership." In all, over 300 weapons were fired at the Jewish State resulting in zero deaths--a world record in military waste.

Then we learned that Biden is telling Israel not to do anything about it; no harm, no foul. Can you believe it; he's telling Israel not to retaliate, perhaps because Biden has been appeasing Iran and sending them funding for their military since the crazy hazy days of Obama, when Joe was his VP.

But worse than that, Biden knew about Iran's plan of assault on Israel prior to the attack, and effectively gave the terrorists the green light as long as they abided by certain conditions, as noted in a report from the Jerusalem Post.

Iran informed Turkey in advance of its planned assault against Israel, a Turkish diplomatic source told Reuters on Sunday, adding that Washington had conveyed to Tehran via Ankara that any action it took had to be "within certain limits."

Turkey, a Muslim country, had denounced Israel for defending itself against Gaza but said it didn't want further escalation of tensions in the region.

The Turkish source, speaking on condition of anonymity due to his fondness of the location of his head, said Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan spoke to both his US Iranian counterparts in the past week to discuss the planned Iranian operation, adding Ankara had been made aware of possible developments.

Earlier this week, the useless US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke to Fidan to make it clear that escalation in the Middle East was not in anyone's interest, [except for Iran, which he didn't mention or didn't know was the case].

"Iran informed us in advance of what would happen. Possible developments also came up during the meeting with Blinken, and they (the US) conveyed to Iran through us that this reaction must be within certain limits," the source said.

I've said before that, despite his public support for Israel, Biden sucks as a friend of the Israel, which has been made clear by this report.

Two-faced Biden publicly told Iran not to attack Israel with the word "don't," and Iran laughed in their beards and didn't give a fiddler's fart what he said, which was revealed that it was okey-dokey to attack you know, the Jews, as long as it was "within certain limits." Does that mean Iran could kill a couple of dozen Jews, but no more? It isn't clear what that means, other than the discovery that the Biden administration, and whoever his handler [Obama] is, hate the Jewish State.

And then Biden went on vacation because that's how he deals with pressure. He obviously doesn't need to clear his head--that's already the case. 

Based on the large amount of ordnance fired at Israel, it seems as if Iran didn't listen to the babbling of a warped, demented mind.

So here's the deal: Biden tells Iran to not attack Israel. Iran figuratively flips him off, Shi'a style. Then Biden tells Iran they can attack Israel, but must do so with some restrictions. Iran again tells him to sit on it. Now Biden is telling Israel not to retaliate.

Whose side is Biden on? Well, Iran of course.

At least we know that Israel isn't going to take our Houseplant-in-Chief's advice and will do what they must to survive. 

And the media will still cover for Biden and pretend he's a strong leader, in spite of the idiot taking us to the brink of WW3.

G_d forbid.

Am Yisrael Chai!

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