What Netanyahu's and Erdogan's spar over genocides in Gaza and Armenia is really about

Despite his regular invectives against Israel, Turkey's firebrand President Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces considerable public anger for not doing enough for Palestinians. Following close to two years of criticizing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government actions in Gaza, last week Netanyahu struck back by recognizing, for the first time, the Armenian genocide, denied by Turkey. But while the two leaders spar back and forth, two larger issues hang in the balance: Turkey's Jewish community, and Israel's influence in Syria.

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What Netanyahu's and Erdogan's spar over genocides in Gaza and Armenia is really about | Opinion

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