Why in a hypothetical conflict between Turkey and Israel… Greece must take Turkey's side

Many in Greece refer to a scenario where Turkey and Israel clash and a war breaks out between the two countries. BN considers this scenario to have zero probability. Already, Turkish government officials have spoken out with very harsh words against Israel, and Israeli officials have also attacked the Turkish leadership in a very harsh manner. In a hypothetical scenario of conflict between Turkey and Israel, Greece must take Turkey's side. Obviously, not only because Greece and Turkey are allies in NATO; in any case, NATO is breathing its last, it is an organization that is simply decaying.

But why?

1. We will not focus on the military aspect. It is obvious that Turkey has a numerical advantage, while Israel proved to be inferior to the circumstances; Iran has crushed the Israeli air defense. However, Iran invested in the missile doctrine and in drones, where it has truly surprised experts with the variety of its missiles. Air raids with simple fighters like the F-35 cannot cause extensive damage on the ground. A Tomahawk, for example, although of old technology, is equivalent in "destructiveness" to four F-35 sorties.

2. Greece has an opportunity to finally resolve its bilateral problems. Israel cannot defeat Turkey. Those who say the opposite are simply writing nonsense. Therefore, Greece must prioritize the national interest and, in a scenario of war between Turkey and Israel, it must side with Turkey. We have many differences with Turkey that need a shock to be addressed: airspace, territorial waters, continental shelf, and the Exclusive Economic Zone. Deals are made when panic prevails; experience has proven that in times of peace, no one is willing to take a step back or a step forward.

3. Greece and Turkey became members of NATO in the same year, and if we accept that this Alliance will exist even in a declining form; if Israel attacks Turkey, based on Article 5, Greece must assist Turkey and support it. Many will say, correctly, that a war between Turkey and Israel will never happen because the US will intervene and prevent it; and that is true, but the scenario we are analyzing is in the realm of hypothesis only. Based on the rules governing the Alliance, Greece must take the side of Turkey and not of Israel.

4. Turkey and Israel have certain things in common, although Turkey is more restrained compared to the current Israeli leadership, which is clearly dangerous for the Middle East. Turkey envisions the Great Ottoman Empire and Israel the Greater Israel, where, however, a significant part of the territories overlap. There will be neither a Great Ottoman Empire nor a Greater Israel. We consider Erdogan to be more pragmatic than Netanyahu, who is clearly dangerous and corrupt.

In Greece, we believe that you cannot trust a Turk, but we will add that you cannot trust a Jew either. Greece needs weapons of the new war, namely strong air defense systems, drones, and other "war toys" that only Russia possesses. American weapons proved to be obsolete, outdated, and ten years behind compared to the assumptions in war books that are being rewritten from scratch.

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