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Turkey issues arrest warrant for Netanyahu, who calls Erdogan an 'antisemitic dictator' (www.lemonde.fr)
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The Turkish arrest warrant accuses Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of 'crimes against humanity, genocide, aggravated deprivation of liberty,' and 'torture,' linked to Israel's treatment of activists from a Gaza-bound aid flotilla.

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[–] 8 points 2 months ago (3 children)

10x the diplomatic pull

Outside of being a NATO member I don't think Turkey has the sort of political pull that Israel has. Israel has literally been getting away with genocide for years now. Its functionally illegal to criticize Israel in many places.

potentially soon to be nuclear power, Saudi Arabia

Let's let the powderkeg of Wahhabism have nukes, that'll stop the Islamic Republic. No the clock towers will never fall.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago* (1 child)

    Tbf Turkey's influence comes from having second biggest military in NATO, and just geographically being in a strategic location.

    Meanwhile Israel's influence comes from being a convenient propoganda machine for west. Not as stable source.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago

    Israel could straight up attack Turkey triggering article five and several NATO members, including the US, would immediately back Israel. You can point out how stupid, irrational, and illegal that would be all you want, and you'd be correct, but its still what will happen. That's the level of ideological commitment to Zionism we're dealing with here.

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