Turkey's 'Islamic' offensive against Israel grows as Gaza war rages

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Although I am not a big fan of Jpost, I have been reading Seth Frantzman there for more than a decade. His opinion pieces are spot on for the most part!


Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been one of the most outspoken anti-Israel voices in the world since the October 7 massacre. Not only did Ankara not condemn the terrorist attack, it has been openly hosting and backing Hamas.

The Islamic offensive that Ankara is undertaking is part of a broader goal to be seen as a world leader for Islamic issues. For instance, Turkey has sought to embrace other “Islamic” causes. It has incited against France and other European countries over issues it considers linked to “Islamophobia.” It has sought to work more closely with Malaysia, Pakistan, and other Muslim countries.

Ankara has also pursued more outreach to Iran. This is all part of a goal to position Turkey as a leader in this realm, supplanting the role that Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states have played historically. In essence, one could argue that this is Turkey seeking to return to the role the Ottoman Empire once played in Islamic global affairs up until the end of World War I.

Erdogan has sought to rally the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to convene an extraordinary leaders’ summit to bash Israel. This is raising eyebrows around the region.

Turkey and Iran forge new alliances​

Earlier this week, Erdogan said it “is urgent that [the OIC] convenes at the leadership level without delay and that the Islamic world demonstrates its firm stance… Let’s accelerate our efforts to force the Islamic world to take more action to prevent the mass killing of Palestinians in Gaza by Israel.”

Turkey's 'Islamic' offensive against Israel grows as Gaza war rages - analysis

Turkey's President Erdogan is using the October 7 attack to rally Muslim countries diplomatically against Israel, seeking regional leadership.

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Here is a companion piece from Reuters...

Turkey's Erdogan calls for summit of Muslim country leaders on Gaza war​

Speaking after a cabinet meeting in Ankara, Erdogan said Israel was targeting the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem as part of its "expansionist" drive. Jerusalem and the mosque - known to Jews as Temple Mount - was Ankara's "red line", he added.

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation has 57 member states and claims to be the collective voice of the Muslim world.

Call for legal steps against Israel​

"It is unthinkable for the OIC, whose duty is to take care of the Jerusalem cause, to remain indifferent to these attacks. It is urgent that the organisation convenes at the leadership level without losing more time," Erdogan said.

He added that Turkey would apply to the International Court of Justice in The Hague over Israel's killing of a Turkish-American woman, Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, at a protest in the West Bank last week.

"We will take every legal step for her blood not to remain on the ground," Erdogan said.

"The genocide-committing Israeli leadership will absolutely be held accountable for the crimes it has committed," he added

Turkey's Erdogan calls for summit of Muslim country leaders on Gaza war

Turkish President Erdogan urges the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation to hold an emergency summit, condemning Israel's actions in Gaza and Jerusalem.

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One GIANT step forward for the Ezekiel 38 coalition!

 

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One GIANT step forward for the Ezekiel 38 coalition!

for the second heading south of Gog. To get the rest of the coalition, seems the other countries would be muslim, which would suggest that . . .
WE ARE SO OUT OF HERE SOON!


OR . . . a soon-coming, huge, intense persecution against Christians in Europe, which signals the Jewish people, RUN! (to Israel), although God could simply move them there at His pleasure.