Although it may look like we don't care on the outside, on the inside we're actually crying:

Turkey has traditionally been the go-to mediator for any Israeli Prime Minister who wants to give territory back to Syria, one of the worst and least trustworthy regimes on the planet. So we're sure you can imagine how heartbroken we are about this.

And don't worry about the broader context of Israeli-Turkish relations. The Turkish army has a very firm answer for Turkish politicians who genuinely seek to undermine relations between the secular Turkish army and the IDF: absolutely not. Turkey's army enjoys extremely warm relations with Israel. But if you did want to start getting a little paranoid about the degree to which the Turkish army is actually on Israel's side, there's this...

One way or another, this will become a problem in a generation or two. By then a massive number of Turks will have adopted the peculiar interpretation of the Religion of Peace that embraces killing people. But until then, Turkey's concern about Israeli bombing raids on weapons meant for Hezbollah is less than dramatic.

References:
* Complicated relationship among Ankara, Damascus and Jerusalem [Ha'aretz]
* Is Turkey Smuggling Iranian Weapons To Syria? Umm... Maybe? [MR]

Previously:
* The Significance Of the Pope's Visit To Turkey - Not That Much, Actually
* This Summer's War With Syria - Peace Deal Rumors Are Suspiciously Incoherent
* Olmert Offers Golan To Assad In Exchange For Worthless Piece Of Paper. Whatever.

Cross-posted to:
* The Astute Bloggers
* Israpundit