Quote Originally Posted by owedtojoy View Post
Go back a few years and Turkey was one of Israel's most reliable allies.

Now Turkey has taken over from Iraq and Iran as the local power, it is becoming more democratic and the groundswell of public opinion is anti-Israeli, as it is in every Islamic country.

A democratic Middle East, with more countries like Turkey, will be a more dangerous place for Israel, maybe not as regard actual conflicts but in terms of trade and economic development.l
You may not have noticed but the last thing that's happening is a more democratic Middle East, the Brotherhood or it's offshoots having won most elections, including in formerly liberal Tunisia. If you'd said a more Islamist Middle East you'd have been right about the threat to Israel.