Arash Azizi

But we gave this up in 2002.

And we told you, if you end the occupation, we'll give you full recognition.

And we brought all Arab countries to say this too.

And in fact, we brought all Muslim countries, including Iran, signed on the dot.

Although Iran didn't really practice in reality, but it signed on the dot of the Organization of Islamic Countries endorsement of the Arab Peace Initiative of 2002.

So I think countries like Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and others have this attitude toward Israel that, look, you're puberistic, you occupy different countries in the region, you act...

And Israel has really, I mean, look at the way Israel has acted to Turkey, actually.

It's a good example of being sort of a crazy, hubris policy.

Turkey has done so much for Israel.

Turkey is still, throughout this war and everything, keeps delivering oil to Israel.

Turkish intelligence forces have worked closely with Mossad to dispel so many sort of things against it.

But because politics is now done on Instagram and Twitter all the time,

Israeli leaders talk about Erdogan and Turkey as if this is like some crazy Islamist state like that is trying to destroy Israel every day.

It's just not true.

So why would you, and if you look at Israeli history, it was anything but, it was the exact opposite.

Israeli diplomats

you know, they would go talk to a country which had said 80% anti-Israel things, 20% moderate things.

They would latch on those 20% things and also thank you and they'll try to expand ties on that.

From that, you've gone to a place where Israel is, you know, impervious to Saudi Arabia, to Turkey, to others.

So I think it's a very concerning situation and that has potential with kind of, there is also nationalist radicalization in Israel as potential for further clashes.