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In his address to the world body, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan deliberately refused to name Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a calculated diplomatic strategy that Turkish analysts describe as a \u201clegal and moral quarantine\u201d designed to strip the Israeli leader of any legitimacy or diplomatic standing. Instead, Erdo\u011fan focused his remarks on Gaza, the Palestinians, and the dysfunction of the international system, calling for greater pressure on Israel and the recognition of Palestine as an independent state.\nNetanyahu, by contrast, responded with a direct and personal attack. From the UN podium, the Israeli prime minister called Erdo\u011fan a \u201ctyrant,\u201d accused Turkiye of being \u201cthe latest country to become a super spreader of antisemitic lies,\u201d and claimed Ankara hosts the Palestinian Hamas resistance group leadership. He further incited against Turkiye, accusing it of \u201cillegally occupying northern Cyprus,\u201d violating the rights of Greece, and seeking to govern Jerusalem. However, as he started his speech dozens of delegates walked out of the chamber, reflecting growing international outcry against him and his government policy whether in Palestine or in the entire region.\u00a0\nErdo\u011fan\u2019s response was swift and unequivocal. Speaking in Istanbul, he declared that the place for \u201cwar criminals\u201d is not the UN platform but the courtrooms where they stand trial for their crimes. \nThe contrast in rhetorical strategy\u2014one leader focused on the system and the principles, the other on personal attacks and aggressiveness\u2014reflects a deeper divergence. The policies of each indicate that Ankara and Tel Aviv have reached an almost irreversible divergent point on every file of contention between them.\nAlready collapsing bilateral ties\nThe deterioration of Turkish-Israeli relations has moved far beyond diplomatic rhetoric. In August 2026, Turkiye\u2019s Justice Ministry formally requested that Interpol issue a red notice for Netanyahu and another Israeli official, following arrest warrants issued by an Istanbul court on 14th July\u00a0 2026, on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity. The case stems from Israel\u2019s armed interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters, which had set sail to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza. Turkish Justice Minister Ak\u0131n G\u00fcrlek stated that proceedings involve 35 defendants and that Ankara \u201cwill not allow the crimes committed in Gaza to be covered up or those responsible to be protected by a shield of impunity.\u201d Furthermore, Turkiye also took economic measures against Israel, severing trade ties and closing its airspace to Israeli officials.\nOn the other side, Israeli officials don\u2019t hide their enmity and incitement against Turkiye, according to Israeli media, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich revealed that Israel has been working \u201copenly and behind the scenes\u201d to block the sale of F-35 fighter jets to Turkiye, stating that \u201cErdo\u011fan\u2019s access to weapons that would change the rules of the game must not be allowed.\u201d Smotrich further claimed that \u201cErdo\u011fan is a very dangerous man\u201d and that \u201cTurkiye, in its current state, is a very significant threat to Israel,\u201d clearly adopting the language of an adversary.\nIn a retaliatory move, Netanyahu, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes and genocide in Gaza, ordered an official Israeli legal team this week to prepare a case against President Erdo\u011fan over alleged Turkish policies against the Kurds and for hosting Hamas. \nNetanyahu has neither the standing as himself a fugitive from international justice nor the legal basis to sue on behalf of the Kurds. It is nothing but a further demonstration of how Israel and Netanyahu are obsessed with confronting Turkiye.\nREAD:\u00a0Turkiye rejects East-West divide, says Mecca defense pact not aimed at Iran or Israel: President\nClashing over regional files\nThe rift is most visible in the regional arenas where Turkish peace-building efforts directly collide with Israeli expansionism and aggression.\u00a0\nIn Gaza, Turkiye has repeatedly expressed readiness to contribute to an international stabilization force, with Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan confirming Ankara\u2019s willingness to send troops as part of such a mission. Yet Israel has categorically rejected any Turkish role. Netanyahu declared that Israel would not permit Turkish or Qatari soldiers to participate in the International Stabilisation Force. Fidan later confirmed that Turkiye had received no request to deploy forces, attributing this to Israeli opposition. While Turkiye seeks to calm the situation and support reconstruction, Israel blocks every Turkish effort.\nIn Syria, the dynamic is equally stark. Turkiye has invested heavily in supporting Syria\u2019s transition and stability. Israel, by contrast, has expanded its military occupation in Syrian territory, including airstrikes on a military airbase near the Turkish border in August 2026, which Israeli officials claimed was intended to prevent Turkiye from expanding its military presence. The strike was widely interpreted as a direct message to Ankara that Israel will not tolerate Turkish influence in Syria. Netanyahu\u2019s allegations that Turkiye sought to deploy troops in Syria\u2014denied by both Ankara and Damascus\u2014further illustrate the depth of Israeli hostility toward Turkish involvement in Syria.\nIn Lebanon, Turkiye has expressed readiness to contribute to post-UNIFIL security arrangements once the UN mission\u2019s mandate expires at the end of 2026. Erdo\u011fan stated that Turkiye wants to participate in any plan to support regional security and guarantee Lebanese sovereignty after the international force withdraws. Yet Turkish analysts note that Israel is \u201cvery unlikely\u201d to agree to any Turkish role, and that it would veto such a role for Ankara. Israel has made clear it will spend significant diplomatic pressure to distance Turkiye from any post-war security arrangements in Lebanon.\nOn Cyprus, the confrontation takes a different but equally dangerous form. Israel has deepened its military partnership with Greece and the Greek Cypriot Administration (GCA), signing a 2026 military cooperation plan that includes joint naval and air exercises, training, and strategic dialogue. Greece has acquired Israeli missile systems worth billions of euros, including the \u20ac3.5 billion \u201cAchilles Shield\u201d air defense system, and has approved the purchase of 36 PULS artillery systems specifically to strengthen its defense along the border with Turkiye. A trilateral rapid reaction force involving Israel, Greece, and GCA has been discussed with the explicit aim of deterring Turkish military activities in the Eastern Mediterranean. By this move, Israel is effectively seeking to encircle Turkiye through different schemes and tactics.\nConclusion: Recognizing the adversary\nIt is clear that Israel is doing everything in its power to harm and confront Turkiye, and it is no longer hiding these policies. From lobbying against Turkish F-35 acquisition to bombing supposed \u201cTurkish interests\u201d in Syria, from vetoing Turkish participation in Gaza stabilisation to building a military bloc with Greece and GCA against Ankara, Israel treats and classifies Turkiye as a strategic obstacle that must be contained and weakened.\nTurkiye must recognise these adversarial policies and incitement for what they are, and to realise much more clearly that expansionist Israel \u2013 seeking to dominate the region \u2013 will go further in its hostility toward Turkiye. \nThis is not a temporary dispute that can be resolved through diplomatic means or restrained by bilateral agreements. The trajectory of Israeli policy\u00a0 points to an irreversible rift, whereby Israel would not stop from working against and harming all those it believes would stand against its expansionist designs in the region.\nThe question is no longer whether such rift is limited or temporary, as it has almost reached a point of irreversibility, with Israel having chosen confrontation in every sphere, necessitating that Turkiye fully recognize this reality, react accordingly, and prepare for a future in which confrontation is not merely likely, but inevitable.\nOPINION:\u00a0The Board of Peace: The same old prejudice and injustice of the US administration\nThe views expressed in this article belong to the author and do not necessarily reflect the editorial policy of Middle East Monitor." ], "output": "readability", "pwd": "/data/archive/1790719612.827012", "schema": "ArchiveResult", "start_ts": "2026-09-30T01:26:00.767895+00:00", "status": "succeeded" } ], "screenshot": [], "singlefile": [], "title": [ { "cmd": [ "curl", "--silent", "--location", "--compressed", "--max-time", "120", "--user-agent", "Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/118.0.0.0 Safari/537.36 ArchiveBox/0.7.4 (+https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/) curl/curl 8.14.1 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)", "https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260929-turkish-israeli-rift-grows-irreversibly-amid-israeli-expansionism-and-aggression/" ], "cmd_version": "curl 8.14.1 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)", "end_ts": "2026-09-30T01:26:00.760676+00:00", "index_texts": null, "output": "Turkish-Israeli rift grows irreversibly amid Israeli expansionism and aggression \u2013 Middle East Monitor", "pwd": "/data/archive/1790719612.827012", "schema": "ArchiveResult", "start_ts": "2026-09-30T01:26:00.709263+00:00", "status": "succeeded" } ], "wget": [ { "cmd": [ "wget", "--no-verbose", "--adjust-extension", "--convert-links", "--force-directories", "--span-hosts", "--no-parent", "-e", "robots=off", "--reject=js,mjs,woff,woff2,ttf,otf,eot,mp4,m4v,mov,webm,ogv,mkv,avi,flv", "--timeout=120", "--restrict-file-names=windows", "--page-requisites", "--user-agent=Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/118.0.0.0 Safari/537.36 ArchiveBox/0.7.4 (+https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/) wget/GNU Wget 1.21.3", "--compression=auto", "--timestamping", "https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260929-turkish-israeli-rift-grows-irreversibly-amid-israeli-expansionism-and-aggression/" ], "cmd_version": "GNU Wget 1.21.3", "end_ts": "2026-09-30T01:26:00.700852+00:00", "index_texts": null, "output": "www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260929-turkish-israeli-rift-grows-irreversibly-amid-israeli-expansionism-and-aggression/index.html", "pwd": "/data/archive/1790719612.827012", "schema": "ArchiveResult", "start_ts": "2026-09-30T01:25:50.730306+00:00", "status": "succeeded" } ] }, "icons": null, "is_archived": true, "is_static": false, "latest": { "archive_org": null, "dom": null, "favicon": "favicon.ico", "git": null, "media": null, "pdf": null, "screenshot": null, "singlefile": null, "title": "Turkish-Israeli rift grows irreversibly amid Israeli expansionism and aggression \u2013 Middle East Monitor", "warc": null, "wget": "www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260929-turkish-israeli-rift-grows-irreversibly-amid-israeli-expansionism-and-aggression/index.html" }, "link_dir": "/data/archive/1790719612.827012", "newest_archive_date": "2026-09-30T01:26:02.768437+00:00", "num_failures": 0, "num_outputs": 6, "oldest_archive_date": "2026-09-30T01:25:49.461423+00:00", "path": "/20260929-turkish-israeli-rift-grows-irreversibly-amid-israeli-expansionism-and-aggression/", "schema": "Link", "scheme": "https", "snapshot_id": "6dfffc71-fd73-4dda-ac87-4704457b88e1", "sources": [ "/data/sources/1790719612-import.txt" ], "tags": ",escalation,pool,war-wiki", "tags_str": "escalation,pool,war-wiki", "timestamp": "1790719612.827012", "title": "Turkish-Israeli rift grows irreversibly amid Israeli expansionism and aggression \u2013 Middle East Monitor", "updated": "2026-09-30T01:25:49.461248+00:00", "updated_date": "2026-09-30 01:25", "url": "https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260929-turkish-israeli-rift-grows-irreversibly-amid-israeli-expansionism-and-aggression/" }