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Gatestone Institute: Selling F-35s To Turkey Guarantees A New War Against Israel

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Israeli security officials are warning that “Turkey is quietly working on a plan to encircle Israel.” From Libya and Sudan, meetings with Iranian military officials and its demand to deploy troops in Gaza in the name of regional “peace and security” and stability, plans against Israel are well underway behind the scenes. US President Donald Trump knows how to read, but when the writing on the wall differs from his own vision for Israel and the region, Trump believes he can rewrite the message. This time, however, the art of the deal is in Turkey’s court …

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See: America Signs Deal To Flood Turkey With Fighter Jets And Missiles
See: Turkey Is Quietly Encircling Israel — And Washington Is Letting It Happen
See: Senior Leadership In Turkey And The Media Are ALL Talking About Attacking Israel Soon
See: Turkey Issues Arrest Warrants Against Israeli Leaders For ‘Genocide’ And ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ In Gaza

By Con Coughlin – “US President Donald Trump may believe that selling F-35 stealth warplanes to Turkey will help the country forge closer ties with the US at the expense of Russia. The reality, though, is that by providing such sophisticated fighter jets to a country that supports Hamas terrorists — and whose president recently said that ‘Israel will have no choice but to kneel in front of Turkey’ — Trump is merely stoking the flames of a future war aimed at destroying Israel.

Trump’s problematic relationship with Ankara dates back to his first term in the White House, when he removed Turkey from participation in the multinational F-35 programme after it purchased Russia’s supposed state-of-the-art S-400 air-defence system, which was designed with the express purpose of shooting down F-35 warplanes.

In recent months, though, Trump appears to have revised his previous decision, not least because he is under the impression that Turkey played a key role in helping to persuade Hamas to agree to Washington’s 20-point peace plan for ending the war in Gaza, and possibly his hope that Turkey might join his Abraham Accords.

Trump was gushing in his praise for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s role in securing the ceasefire. ‘President Erdogan was fantastic. He really helped a lot, because he’s very respected,’ Trump declared after Hamas finally agreed to sign up to the ceasefire.

Since then, Erdogan has worked hard to capitalise on his good standing in Washington, seeking to promote himself as a close ally of the US who can use his strong ties with Hamas to the Trump administration’s benefit.

Apart from being a staunch supporter of Hamas’s terrorist leadership, Erdogan is also on the record as stating that a future war between Turkey and Israel is a distinct possibility…

The Israelis are particularly concerned about Turkey receiving the warplanes so long as Erdogan remains in power.

Israeli security officials are warning that Turkey is quietly working on a plan to encircle Israel, extending its influence in countries such as Syria, in anticipation of a future conflict…” Read more.