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๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—œ๐˜€๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป

๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒโ€™๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ต๐˜† ๐Ÿงต Image
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
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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. Image
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. Image
But after Turkey ordered an advanced Russian air defense S-400 battery, the U.S. decided to ban the sale of F-35s. Image
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. Image
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 These are outdated and some block 30 models may need to be sidelined entirely. Image
Since the US wouldnโ€™t 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. Image
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. Image
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. Image
So Turkey normalized relationships with Israel with the same hopes as the UAE:

๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—น.

If Turkey had better relations with Israel, maybe the US would finalize the F-16 deal. Image
Additionally, Israel and Turkey entered discussions for a major energy deal.

In 2010, Israel claimed a large discovery of natural gas off its coast. Among the places Israel would like to sell that gas is Europe. Image
he most economically viable way to get Israeli gas to Europe is through Turkey.

Both countries stand to gain economically and diplomatically should they play a role in reducing Europeโ€™s dependence on Russia for energy. Image
Only just a year after normalizing relations, Turkish Israeli relations are in a difficult position.

Neither want to lose out on an opportunity to profit from Europes energy insecurity.

And for Turkey, their future isnโ€™t secure until they can modernize their air force. Image
So, ignore the performative outrage.

Instead, pay attention to the reality behind the scenes and follow the money trail.

As tough as Turkey might talk, they arenโ€™t risking their futureย forย Gaza. Image
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After drop, the missile fires off up into the horizon like a proper ballistic and then comes straight down to precisely hit its target.

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