This article will assess the threat Israel poses to Türkiye, and methods of countering that threat. To begin with, judging whether Israel presents a threat requires examining its words, actions, and alignments. Mainstream Israeli press has repeatedly labeled Türkiye as a greater threat than Iran, and known Zionist propagandists like Michael Rubin have even called for attacks on Türkiye’s Akkuyu nuclear power plant. The Israeli government’s behavior towards Türkiye is, in fact, best described as fanatical. This includes singling out Turkish peacekeeper deployments to Gaza as “impossible”, and publicly supporting the PKK. The only factor forcing Israel to self-censor its hostility towards Türkiye is the awkward reality that Türkiye is a preeminent NATO member, while Israel lacks such a status, being instead an international pariah.
Recent Israeli actions confirm its belligerence. These are too numerous to list, but include targeting Turkish interests in Syria (attacking the T4 airbase), aiding the UAE in coup attempts and defense industry espionage, lobbying against Turkish F35 acquisition, amassing arms in Southern Cyprus and the Aegean, declaring a “rapid reaction force” with Greece and Southern Cyprus, leadership in exclusionary structures like IMEC and EastMed, attempting to divide and destabilize Syria (including supporting PKK forces), attacks against Turkish allies (Qatar and Syria), propaganda and false flag actions against Muslims globally, and outright genocide of Palestinians which were under Turkish protection only a century ago.
Israel has closely aligned itself with Greece, Southern Cyprus, India, the UAE, and the SDF, all of which are similarly hostile towards Türkiye and the Islamic world in general. This manifests itself economically/logistically through IMEC and EastMed, and ideologically through far-right Islamophobic propaganda and political movements.
To summarize, Israel views Türkiye as its final and ultimate obstacle to regional domination, and therefore represents Türkiye’s greatest threat. To counter this threat, Israeli strategy must first be understood. Based on Israel’s historic wars (especially against Iran), its doctrine relies on using subversion (corruption) and digital surveillance (often using apps and public services) to collect intel on high value targets. These are eliminated, along with command and control, communication infrastructure, air defenses, and grounded aircraft, in a massive surprise first-strike. Propaganda is used to demoralize and spread panic. Israel would rely on Greece, Southern Cyprus, and the SDF to stretch Turkish forces thin, serve as a sacrificial distraction, and allow for a close range surprise attack.
This doctrine is designed to do maximum long-term damage and prevent a protracted war. A protracted war would be catastrophic for Israel, as it has low ammunition stockpiles, low population, poor morale, no strategic depth, and a fragile society/economy. Additionally, as with the UAE, its reputation is mainly a product of propaganda. Israel has no experience fighting an advanced, peer-level adversary with a large professional army. It is utterly dependent on America, which is preoccupied with internal and external crises, and increasingly hostile towards domestic Zionist influence. Worldwide hostility towards Israel was never greater, and an attack on Türkiye would lack any moral or legal justification, cementing Israel’s status as a rogue terrorist state (and triggering a crisis with NATO).
Considering the above, an effective strategy for countering the Israeli threat is outlined as follows. First, Türkiye should maintain the moral and legalistic high ground, while depriving Israel and its allies of legitimacy and soft power. This can be accomplished by networking with American influencers like Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, Steve Bannon, Joe Rogan, Dom Lucre, Alex Jones, Kanye West, Mehmet Oz, and *possibly* Nick Fuentes. Together, these individuals hold a near monopoly of influence over Israel’s last bastion of soft power (American conservatives). The American liberals and Europeans are less relevant, as Israel doesn’t rely on them for support. By appealing to Türkiye’s role in preserving Christian heritage, multiculturalism, and traditional family values, American conservatives can be won over easily.
Israel’s alliance should be subjected to continuous pressure through proxy warfare in Africa and East Asia to keep it off-balance. Bangladesh and Red Sea countries are Zionist weak points. The objective should be to destabilize or politically block the IMEC corridor.
By winning at peace, Türkiye can force Israel to start a war out of desperation. Preparations should be made to absorb any preemptive attack launched by Israel’s alliance, possibly by usage of decoy sites, redundant/distributed command and control, and intelligence misdirection. After a surprise attack, Türkiye will have a brief window for retaliation, which must be disproportionately massive. Targets should include high value personnel (scientists, political and military leadership), oil and gas infrastructure, ports and logistics, Tel Aviv’s tech sector, and the submersible assets of both Israel and Greece (for future naval supremacy in the Mediterranean). Israel’s integrated air defense system is vulnerable to hypersonic missiles and drone swarms, which may pave the way for follow-up drone and standoff strikes. A large portion of Türkiye’s aerial assets should paradoxically be positioned away from Israel or its allies, to protect them from a possible first strike.
Finally, a proactive approach should be taken against the SDF, before Israel can consolidate it in an anti-Turkish alliance. Israel’s alliance can be defeated-in-detail by targeting its weakest link, the SDF.
Israel’s pathological aggression should be viewed as a historic opportunity to cripple Zionism permanently and assume a position of undisputed regional leadership. Genocidal fanaticism is a sign of structural weakness and insecurity, not strength. Instead of developing a siege mentality, Türkiye should view competition as a pathway to break Israel during its historically lowest point.
