Erdogan: “We must be very strong so that Israel can’t do these things to Palestine. Just as we entered Karabakh, just as we entered Libya, we might do the same to them. There is nothing we cannot do. Only we must be strong. “

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Well, this is the biggest story of the day, by a lot.

It’s unfortunate I had a sort of rough weekend and don’t feel like commenting too much on it right now.

Reuters:

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Turkey might enter Israel as it had done in the past in Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh, though he did not spell out what sort of intervention he was suggesting.

Erdogan, who has been a fierce critic of Israel’s offensive in Gaza, started discussing that war during a speech praising his country’s defence industry.

“We must be very strong so that Israel can’t do these ridiculous things to Palestine. Just like we entered Karabakh, just like we entered Libya, we might do similar to them,” Erdogan told a meeting of his ruling AK Party in his hometown of Rize.

“There is no reason why we cannot do this … We must be strong so that we can take these steps,” Erdogan added in the televised address.

Turkey is a significant military power.

They have a serious and professional military.

They could, you know, do various things.

They can’t fight the US military in a 1-to-1. But they would never have to do that.

Israel is of course taking these statements from Erdogan very seriously.