What lies behind the charm offensive launched by Turkish president  Recep Tayyip Erdogan toward Israel that has resulted in the restoration of full diplomatic ties between the two countries last week, and how long will the honeymoon last? 

Dr. Gallia Lindenstrauss, a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies, and an expert in Turkish foreign policy joins Haaretz Weekly and says that when Erdogan reaches out to Israel, it’s usually a sign of weakness.

“He's at his worst point in terms of public support since he took power,” she tells host Allison Kaplan Sommer, noting that both Erdogan and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid are facing elections in the coming year, and this fact also contributed to their reconciliation. 

Also on this episode, Avi Scharf and Omer Benjakob unveil the new Haaretz Security, Cyber & Aviation desk and talk about some of its most interesting stories, from cyber-interference in the Israeli elections to arms trades between Russia and Iran, and also how they uncovered a fake news operation imitating a blog written by the editor-in-chief of Haaretz.  

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