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Source: https://jcfa.org/the-middle-easts-emerging-sunni-coalition-is-a-strategic-threat-to-israel/
The Middle East's Emerging Sunni Coalition Is a Strategic Threat to Israel
(Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs) Yoni Ben Menachem - Senior officials in Jerusalem are expressing deep concern over Turkey's growing regional and international standing, and Ankara's apparent ambition to position itself as a nuclear-capable regional power as it senses the early stages of erosion within the Iranian regime. On Sep. 4, 2019, President Erdogan declared, "We cannot accept a situation in which major powers possess nuclear weapons while Turkey is denied such capabilities." On Feb. 9, 2026, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told CNN that Turkey is considering the broader strategic implications of joining a regional nuclear race. At present, Turkey is constructing its first of three planned civilian nuclear power plants. Israeli security officials argue that Erdogan is moving rapidly to encircle Israel diplomatically. Ankara is working to consolidate the Sunni world, transforming former Arab rivals, including Egypt, into partners in a broader alignment that could redirect regional momentum against Israel. A coalition of Sunni Muslim states is taking shape, including Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt, Qatar, and Pakistan.