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15. Erdogan threatened Israel in 2024. He also talked it up in February of this year.

Mon Apr 13, 2026, 12:20 AM

15 hrs ago

He's a thug.

From 2024

https://pappas.house.gov/media/press-releases/pappas-statement-on-erdogan-s-threat-to-invade-israel

He threatened to attack Israel in 2025

He threatened Syria in 2022
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/turkeys-erdogan-threatens-new-incursion-into-syria

In 2021, he threatened to expel diplomats of the US, Germany, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway and Sweden.

In 2022, he threated to invade Greece

In 2020, he threatened to obliterate the Gulf states

He's a thug.....

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Erdogan threatens to invade Israel [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 18 hrs ago OP

There's no honor among wanna be dictators Deuxcents 18 hrs ago #1

Putting the fire out with gasoline UpInArms 18 hrs ago #2

Who had WW3 on their bingo card? IronLionZion 18 hrs ago #3

I have thought all my life that WWIII would start with Israel Skittles 16 hrs ago #10

Israel would have a hard time without big brother helping them IronLionZion 15 hrs ago #11

I figured they would just instigate something Skittles 15 hrs ago #14

Oh, I definitely did! IrishAfricanAmerican 8 hrs ago #19

Damn...... Lovie777 18 hrs ago #4

And here we go. And what is the moral position in this? Scrivener7 17 hrs ago #5

Erdogan is just another thug looking to take advantage of the situation fujiyamasan 17 hrs ago #8

Isn't he already? LeftInTX 15 hrs ago #13

The next Orban? fujiyamasan 15 hrs ago #17

I didn't expect this. Thanks for posting. thought crime 17 hrs ago #7

the fat orange imbecile has really made a mess of things wolfie001 16 hrs ago #9

Remember the Archduke of Sarajevo? AverageOldGuy 15 hrs ago #12

All so Netanyahu can stay out of prison. Buddyzbuddy 15 hrs ago #18

Article seems to have been withdrawn, both on Yahoo and at the Telegraph muriel_volestrangler 8 hrs ago #20

Locking - No story at link n/t Yonnie3 8 hrs ago #21