Turkey’s Erdogan lost – but did Israel gain?
by Shmuel Rosner
It is natural that in Israel the news of an electoral defeat for Turkey's President is received with a measure of joy. President Erdogan is the man that single-handedly destroyed a perfectly good relationship between the two countries. But it is worth remembering that Erdogan did not lose power. He just lost the majority in parliament and will still be Turkey's king. He also did not lose because of his approach to Israel – in fact, Erdogan has been quite successful in recent years in convincing his fellow Turks that Israel is a threat to Turkey and not the other way around, as recent polls prove. "Asked which country they think poses the biggest threat to Turkey, 42.6 percent of participants chose Israel, while 35.5% said the US".
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