Netanyahu Casts Turkey as Israel’s New Villain Amid Tough Re election Fight Benjamin Netanyahu faces one of the most contentious re election battles in Israeli history, and he's resorting to a familiar tactic: demonizing an external enemy to rally his voter base around him.
This time, it's not Iran or Hamas, but rather Turkey, led by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Netanyahu's decision to bomb a military base in northern Syria sent a clear message to Ankara: Israel will not tolerate any perceived encroachment on its interests.