VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-20
“Turkey is not Iran or Assad’s Syria,”
Ehud Barak · said 2026-08-19 · reported 2026-08-20
Barak wrote on X criticizing Netanyahu for escalating tensions with Turkey for political reasons.
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