Diplomacy becomes essential national security tool to combat Turkey's growing strength- editorial

On 21 August 2026, Turkey issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu's office called Turkish President Erdogan an 'antisemitic dictator'. Turkey denounced what it called the Israeli prime minister's 'petty tactics'. A spokesperson for Erdogan's AK Party said Erdogan is being targeted for standing up to Netanyahu over what he called genocide.

Erdogan's son-in-law vowed Turkey will never relinquish the 'Blue Homeland'. A Jerusalem Post editorial says diplomacy has become an essential national security tool against Turkey's growing strength, and another article says Netanyahu is looking to a Russia playbook to handle Turkey amid tensions in Syria. The National Interest discusses Erdogan's Kurdish gambit.