Likud minister says Turkey and Syria 'far more concerning than Iran'
An Israeli minister from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party said that Turkey and Syria are "far more concerning than Iran," claiming that there is a "Muslim Brotherhood axis".
Speaking at the JNS International Policy Summit in Jerusalem on Tuesday, Israeli Minister of Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli said: "Turkiye of Erdogan and Syria of al-Sharaa are now far more concerning than Iran."
He added that "the era of Shiite empire of Iran, Assad's Syria and Hezbollah is over".
"The new axis is the Muslim Brotherhood axis of Erdogan's Turkiye, Syria and Qatar," Chikli said. "And its better to open your eyes now."
Chikli has previously warned that Israel "will be at war with Syria", and referred to a "radical Sunni axis of evil", referring to Turkey, Qatar and Pakistan.
: Likud minister says Turkey and Syria 'far more concerning than Iran'
Amichai Chikli (R) sits beside Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar, as he attends a conference on antisemitism that he organised in Jerusalem on 27 March 2025 (AFP)
