Erdogan says Turkey might enter Israel to help Palestinians

[Behind the Aegis]

Source: Reuters

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Turkey might enter Israel as it had done in the past in Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh, though he did not spell out what sort of intervention he was suggesting.

Erdogan, who has been a fierce critic of Israel's offensive in Gaza, started discussing that war during a speech praising his country's defence industry.

"We must be very strong so that Israel can't do these ridiculous things to Palestine. Just like we entered Karabakh, just like we entered Libya, we might do similar to them," Erdogan told a meeting of his ruling AK Party in his hometown of Rize.

"There is no reason why we cannot do this ... We must be strong so that we can take these steps," Erdogan added in the televised address.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/erdogan-says-turkey-might-enter-israel-help-palestinians-2024-07-28/

[sabbat hunter]

1. I really hope that

President Erdogan was boosting some rhetoric to help his regime. There is a huge difference between Libya/Karabakh and Israel. Israel actually has functioning government, fully armed military. If Turkey actually attacked Israel, Erdogan would quickly regret that mistake.

Now if President Erdogan wants to be a part of a multi-national peace keeping mission in Gaza, I would fully support that.

[msongs]

2. does erdogan have nukes? israel does nt

[LeftInTX]

5. I think so

[Jk23]

11. Not his own... NT

[sabbat hunter]

15. Only

the UK, US, Russia, China, India, Pakistan, NK, Israel have nuclear weapons.
Turkey does not have any nuclear plants. There is one scheduled to open in October 2024, but is for power producing purposes only. It is being constructed for peaceful purposes.

[DavidDvorkin]

3. I wonder how many in Turkey's military would support such an attack

In the past, the Israeli and Turkish military establishments had a working relationship.

[Jose Garcia]

7. Turkey's military has a history of removing troublesome politicians

[DavidDvorkin]

8. They were assigned the duty of protecting secularism when the republic was established

But Erdogan seems to have kneecapped them in that regard. I wonder how far the kneecapping goes.

[EX500rider]

4. Since they don't share a border how exactly would he do that?

Israel has a premier Air Force so they're not coming by air and the Israeli Navy is certainly capable of sinking any amphibious landing... and if they tried to cross Lebanon or Syria they be cut up by air attacks before they ever made Israel

[Beastly Boy]

6. I wouldn't be surprised if tomorrow we learn he is in some sort of trouble domestically.

This sudden escalation of rhetoric doesn't make sense to me other than to deflect from something bigger than what he is threatening to do.

[JoseBalow]

9. LOL!

[madaboutharry]

10. One day I might understand how insane people rise to positions of power.

Until that happens, I will continue being at a loss.

[yardwork]

17. It's simple. Narcissistic control freaks crave power.

It's their only goal. Some of them achieve it. The rest of us are amateurs in comparison.

[C_U_L8R]

12. Well, that's one way to get bounced out of NATO

No one will have Erdogan's back on this but Putin.

[AZLD4Candidate]

13. Armenian Genocide, asshole. Screw you

[Steven Maurer]

14. Might "enter Israel"? It's called THREATENING WAR

Get it right, Reuters.

Same thing for the BBC that wrote a headline about Israel bombing Lebanon because a "soccer field was hit". It wasn't some empty soccer field, but a kids match being played by Druze children, where a dozen were killed and dozens more were badly injured.

The hate a bias against Israel by these news organizations is overt.

Erdogan is desperate to distract people from his terrible mismanagement of the economy. This is why he's rattling his saber like this. He doesn't mean it though. It's just a political stunt.

[Richard D]

16. Tahyip has been pissed at Israel . . .

. . . since Israel got to the victims of the 2/23 earthquake to aid the victims before the Turkish aid got there. He lost a lot of face in that one. (or so I was told by a Turkish friend).