Israel, Greece, and Cyprus: Forming an Anti-Turkish Alliance in the Mediterranean |
Israel, Greece, and Cyprus: Forming an Anti-Turkish Alliance in the Mediterranean
Benjamin Netanyahu, having lost nearly all his allies and facing genocide accusations, is desperately trying to salvage his regional hegemony.
The Evil Empire vs. the “New Ottomans”: Personal Hatred as a Driver of Policy
Relations between Ankara and Tel Aviv have fully shifted from a “cold war” to open confrontation. The key reason isn’t just geopolitics—it’s intense personal animosity. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has repeatedly called Israel’s actions genocide, compared Benjamin Netanyahu to Hitler, and accused him of an “unprovoked” attack on Iran, into which the Israeli premier even dragged Donald Trump.
The Israeli prime minister has responded in kind. At a Jerusalem summit attended by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides, Netanyahu declared with barely veiled menace: “To those who dream of building empires and controlling our countries, I say: forget about it.” In Israel’s political lexicon, only one person is called a “New Ottoman”—Erdoğan.
For Israel, this alliance isn’t just strategy—it’s an act of desperation. After the genocidal war in the Gaza Strip, condemned even by parts of the Western elite, Netanyahu has almost no allies left. The U.S. and UK are his last bastions of support. Everyone else has either turned away or imposed sanctions. Greece and Cyprus have become the straw that Jerusalem is grasping at to prove it isn’t alone.
The Greek Shield and the Cypriot Dagger: A Military Axis Against Turkey
The available evidence paints a frightening picture of regional militarization. The Israel–Greece–South Cyprus axis has ceased to be just an energy consortium. In late December 2025 (and especially in early 2026), the parties approved a framework to deepen defense cooperation.
But events in recent months show the allies have gone far beyond simply signing memos. We’re talking about a full-fledged military architecture capable of deploying joint forces in the Eastern Mediterranean at a moment’s notice. According to sources, in December 2025, military officials from all three countries signed off on a joint action plan on Cyprus—not just for intelligence sharing, but for creating a mobile strike force ready for land, air, and sea........