Athens and Jerusalem Have a Diplomatic Opportunity
- Content Type
- Commentary and Analysis
- Institution
- The Begin-Sadat Centre for Strategic Studies (BESA)
- Abstract
- Greece, Israel, and five other countries of the Eastern Mediterranean have established the East Med Gas Forum. Turkey is not a member and is employing its own muscular approach in the region. The US would like the Forum to be more inclusive, specifically toward Ankara. Athens and Jerusalem could launch a diplomatic initiative to explore Turkey’s participation, as they have nothing to lose and much to gain from such an initiative.
- Topic
- International Relations, Foreign Policy, Diplomacy, Gas, Trade
- Political Geography
- Turkey, Israel, Greece, Palestine, Mediterranean