Türkiye ‘Completely’ Cutting Trade with Israel
Türkiye has severed all commercial and economic ties with Israel, as well as closing its airspace to some Israeli flights, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has announced. The two countries have been at odds for months over Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, with Türkiye accusing the country of committing genocide.
In an address to the national parliament on Friday, Fidan said Türkiye has “completely cut off our trade with Israel” and “closed our ports to Israeli ships.”
“We are not allowing container ships carrying weapons and ammunition to Israel to enter our ports, and airplanes to go into our airspace,” he added.
Fidan also said Turkish-flagged ships are barred from calling at Israeli ports, and Israeli vessels are barred from Turkish ports. — RT
Our Take: As the world turns against Netanyahu's Israel, Turkey rises as the vertebrae of the python that is squeezing the life from its eyes, extending from Azerbaijan through Armenia into Turkey and ultimately, Syria. Through this line runs oil and natural gas that is intended to resurrect the Syrian economy — the same pipeline(s) that have fueled the IDF war machine.
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As I type this, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization meets in Tianjin (China). The SCO's North-South Transportation Corridor represents the trade route that is breaking the back of the Unipolar Hegemony, with Baku (Azerbaijan) as the key node on the Caspian Sea that will connect China, India, and Iran to Russia, but also will connect all of Asia to Turkey — whenever Turkey ultimately joins the SCO, which seems like a certainty — which will connect Asia and the Middle East to Europe.
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We must remember that it was President Trump who elevated President Erdogan and Trump as the champions who "conquered" Syria back in December, while Netanyahu and Israel honor themselves with that title. If Turkey and Israel suddenly find themselves in direct conflict in the Biblical deserts of Syria, which side do you expect President Trump to favor?
Even if he ostensibly backs Israel, the IDF is worn down from years of war and cannot take on the largest army in the Middle East — especially if that army is backed by Iran. –
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