View from Türkiye: The Sunni alliance was Israel’s project

12:33 11.10.2026 •

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The Mecca Defense Alliance, established by Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, decided at the extraordinary meeting in Riyadh to rapidly deploy the agreed upon military forces and capabilities to Saudi Arabia, Turkish Yenicag gazetesi writes.

The joint statement did not provide details on the number and nature of the forces to be deployed or which country would provide which military capacity. This is in the text instead of "agreed military forces and capabilities" expression used.

Alright “Islamic Peace Force” but not “Sunni Coalition” whose idea is it?

Former Chairman of the Israeli Internal Intelligence Organization (Shin Bet) Ami Ayalon, American television host in 2012 Charlie RoseIn his interview with ’, he proposed a coalition of Sunni states led by Turkey and Saudi Arabia for the security of Israel in the Middle East. Ayalon “We must form some kind of Sunni coalition... with Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. These are the countries that understand that the core conflict is being led by Iran” he used his expressions.

Ayalon, "If we make the Turkish-led coalition accept the existence of Israel, the big conflict in the Middle East will be the Sunni – Shiite conflict, not the Palestine – Israel conflict. The Sunni coalition we will establish will receive support from the USA and us, and Israel will have formed a force against the Iranian threat. For Israel, the establishment of a Sunni coalition in the next 10 years will be a very important step. If Israel acts alone against Iran, it will not succeed, but it can destroy the Iranian threat under the umbrella of the Sunni coalition" he said.

According to Gemini, the Israeli military and intelligence mind has for many years seen a veiled or open basis of alliance with Sunni Arab states and Turkey – Sunni NATO – against Iran's Shiite influence in the region ("Axis of Resistance" or "Shia Crescent") as a counterweight for Israel's security.

Recently, Israeli politicians have been saying that countries such as Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Pakistan can limit Israel's scope of action by increasing defense and nuclear technology cooperation among themselves.

 

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