Does Trump prefer Erdoğan to Netanyahu?
Just before the July 7 NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkey, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called U.S. President Donald Trump and reminded him of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s escalating anti-Israel statements. He asked Trump…
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Netanyahu's direct appeal to Trump to restrain Erdoğan signals a deepening rift between two key U.S. allies. The request places Trump in a delicate balancing act between NATO partner Turkey and close ally Israel. Without any reported response from Trump, the question of his preference remains unanswered, leaving the diplomatic outcome uncertain.