Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan last week gave an interview to Japanese media outlet Nikkei Asia. In it, Fidan made an interesting proposition to Israel, saying it could be part of a regional security architecture if it gave the Palestinians a state on the 1967 borders. On the surface, this might look like a conciliatory message. However, at its core, it carries a veiled threat.

Foreign Minister Fidan says platform may include Pakistan, Turkiye, S. Arabia, Egypt, Gulf states and potentially Iran.

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said normalization with Israel would depend on concrete steps toward a two-state solution, including recognition of a Palestinian state based on…