Analysis of Turkey-Israel relations from the US Council on Foreign Relations: The Jewish lobby will support

Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlut Cavusoglu, August 23In his statement in , he stated that an ambassador would be appointed mutually between Turkey and Israel; announced that the foreign ministry is about to complete its draft work on this issue.

In the analysis by CFR, the Turkish government is facing economic problems at home; PKK terrorism, Cyprus and Greece It was underlined that since it has security concerns on issues such as relations with Israel and other regional powers, it would better serve their interests to reduce tensions.

Also in the analysis; Turkey’s, F-16 reception about “It is believed that it will receive support from Jewish lobbies and organizations” highlighted.

IRAN FACTOR

In the analysis underlining that it is always important for Israel to establish relations with the non-Arab countries in and around the Middle East, “Turkey has given Israeli intelligence organizations the opportunity to follow Iran more closely” highlighted.

According to the analysis, the Israeli side believes that the developing relations with Turkey continue to exist in Istanbul. Hamas He hopes it will put pressure on him.

ISRAEL GAS TO EUROPE THROUGH ‘TURKEY’

CFR emphasized that one of the most important factors enabling the rapprochement between the two countries is the natural gas that Israel discovered on its shores in 2010.

According to the analysis, European countries are among the places where Israel wants to sell this gas, and “To deliver Israeli gas to Europe” Using Turkey as a transit country stands out as the most economical way. According to the CFR, both countries can therefore benefit from this relationship.