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The writer said that after the normalization of relations between the occupation and the Arab countries, evidence emerged of Turkey’s attempt to “renew its friendship” with Israel two years after Ankara summoned its ambassador and 10 years after the incident of Mavi Marmara in 2010, but also saw that Israel is “in no rush.” To reconcile with Ankara, according to Al-Hurra.
Baril added: “It is not known how ready (Israel) is to send an ambassador to Ankara, and there are no plans for military or other cooperation between the two governments.”
He says that Turkey has sent several signals and messages in the recent period that must be taken into account, as Turkey will appoint a new ambassador to Israel, two years after summoning its former ambassador.
Last August, that is, after the normalization of relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Erdogan and the Turkish Foreign Ministry attacked the “hypocritical behavior” of the Emirates towards the Palestinians and threatened to close the Emirati embassy. , but did not keep his promise.
Harel added: Then the “surprise” occurred, since a day after the announcement of normalization between Israel and Morocco, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Gavisoglu said: “Every country has the right to establish relations with any country it wants.” In a phone call with his Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita, he limited himself to asking that “the agreement is not at the expense of the Palestinians.”
The writer refers to Turkish concerns about a bill recently passed by the United States Senate that stipulates to punish Turkey for the purchase of the Russian S-400 missile defense system, considering that this bill “if it becomes law , is a harbinger of what Turkey can expect under an administration led by Joe Biden. ” “.
Furthermore, Baril spoke about another reason for Ankara’s rapprochement, which is the Turkish company Yıldırım’s attempt to win a tender to operate the Israeli port of Haifa, in which other companies, including an Emirati company, are competing with it. The writer says that it is unclear to what extent the Turkish company can win, “but improving relations between Israel and Turkey is a prerequisite for enhancing these opportunities.”
The article read: “The recent series of events, the dispatch of an ambassador and” understanding “Turkey of the Israeli-Moroccan agreement, the tender for the Haifa port, and finally reports that the Turkish intelligence chief, Hakan Fidan, visited Israel last November. These events seem to be the beginning of a new friendship. It may not be beautiful, but it is realistic, “Al-Hurra quoted him as saying.
And Seth Frantzman, a Middle East analyst for the “Jerusalem Post” newspaper, had also warned in an article Sunday of what he described as a “false reconciliation” that Turkey seeks, aimed at isolating “Israel” and sabotaging its good news. relations with Greece and the United Arab Emirates.
In May 2018, Turkey asked the Israeli ambassador to Ankara to leave the country in protest at the deaths of dozens of Palestinians in clashes with the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip, while “Israel” ordered the Turkish consul to leave in the worst crisis after a reconciliation agreement between the two countries in 2016.
Although Turkey did not completely cut off its relations with “Israel” during the Erdogan era, the Turkish president on several occasions directed harsh criticism against the occupying power.