In August of 2022, Turkey and Israel re-normalized diplomatic relations after nearly 12 years of tension.
This came shortly after Turkey re normalized relations with Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the UAE
The core motivator for re normalization with the Arab states was a need to stabilize the Turkish economy, reduce inflation of the Lyra, and bring in new investments.
With Israel, however, Turkey has bigger plans.
For years, Turkey has been seeking to modernize its Air Force. Their plan was to purchase the F-35 Lightning II. This would have been a multi billion dollar purchase.
But after Turkey ordered an advanced Russian air defense S-400 battery, the U.S. decided to ban the sale of F-35s.
The S-400, used to track and shoot down attacking aircraft, was seen as a threat to the F-35 joint strike fighter program adopted in several NATO countries.
The decision left Turkey with an air force in need of rejuvenation. Turkeys current F-16 fleet are block 30/40/50 models. These are outdated and some block 30 models may need to be sidelined entirely.
Since the US wouldnโt sell Turkey the F-35, they decided instead to order 40 new F-16s block 70 models to at least carry them through the decade. They also ordered 80 modernization kits to upgrade their older F-16s.
But this purchase was also frozen by the U.S.
When Sweden needed Turkeys vote to join NATO this past summer, Biden suggested he would green light the F-16 purchase in exchange for Swedish membership in NATO.
Turkeys vote for Swedish membership in NATO did result in the approval of modernization kits.
But the 40 new F-16s are still in limbo.
So Turkey normalized relationships with Israel with the same hopes as the UAE:
Your leader, who you refuse to criticize even constructively, is telling US congressmen that he is ready and willing to normalize relations with Israel.
The suspect, Cody Balmer, a man who has NO HISTORY OF PALESTINE ACTIVISM, and has a long list of issues such as:
โขDomestic violence
โขMental illness (bipolar/schizophrenia)
โขhome Foreclosure
โขCriminal record
โขchild abuse
broke into a Jewish governors mansion and set fire to his home โbecause of Palestineโ ?
And weโre supposed to believe that he called the police, snitched on himself and declared it was for Palestine?
Authorities reviewed his FB and found posts criticizing politicians and the govt. They apparently did not find a single a post about Gaza or Palestine.
Weโre supposed to believe he carried out an arson attack on the governors mansion because of Palestine?
What happened today at Columbia was a victory for the movement
With every move, the Zionists continue to expose themselves for all the world to see
They are using spoons to empty out a sinking ship
Keep in mind that the students were calling on the university to sanction Israel by divesting from corporations complicit in the occupation, apartheid and genocide of Palestinians
If Israel and Iran bump heads again in the coming weeks or months, the Israelis may use their air launched ballistic missiles.
They allegedly used this several months ago when they attacked Iran.
Instead of launching ballistic missiles from their own territory, they fly large bomber planes or fighter jets to the periphery of Irans territory and drop a ballistic from there.
After drop, the missile fires off up into the horizon like a proper ballistic and then comes straight down to precisely hit its target.
This doesnโt necessarily give Israel an edge. Itโs just a different way to deliver a strike.