An interesting albeit complex view of the problems facing Turkey vis a vis Israel

[Mediocrates]

http://israelmatzav.blogspot.com/2011/08/i-will-bless-those-who-bless-you-and.html

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan may be about to find out just how true the verse cited in this post's title is. And Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin - pictured with Erdogan - may also suffer the consequences.

Writing in Asia Times, retired Indian diplomat M K Bhadrakumar makes a convincing case that Israel has succeeded in turning the tables on Turkey (http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/MH27Ak05.html) - partly by establishing relations with Greece and Cyprus, and partly through its longstanding relations with the Iraqi Kurds.

[farmboy]

Strange how it seems that every nation or organisation against Israel is falling on hard times. It must be another Jewish conspiracy, hehe.

[Cellis]

This may cause a big polarization between east and west. Pushing Russia on losing side is waking up a sleeping giant. There is nothing to be happy about it and many countries including Israel may suffer. This is a big mistake.

[Mediocrates]

Turkey is struggling with what it wants to be when it grows up. It wants to be a big fish in a mid sized pond. And you can't discount the fact that the Islamist inspired AKP doesn't behave entirely rationally. They don't play a completely strategic games based on advantage and influence. It's based in part on an apocalyptic millenarian world view. I believe anything that Israel can do to de-stabilize Turkey is a good thing. Anything they can to cause Turkey to worry about one more thing they perceive is threatening them is a good approach. Turkey will tend to perceive those threats as larger than they really are. If they believe there are enemies everywhere, that can work to Israel's advantage.