Turkey says new Israeli government will test whether hostility outlasts Netanyahu

A new Israeli government would be a litmus test of whether tensions with Turkey reflect the policy of the Israeli state or that of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s administration, Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin said on Monday.

Kalin said Ankara was closely following government formation talks led by Gadi Eisenkot in Israel.

“But if it is the decision of the state of Israel to define Turkey as the hostile country and the rival country, whatever you call it, of course, then I believe this will be a dangerous path,” he said during a conference hosted by Turkish think-tank Orsam in Ankara.