(Ha'aretz) Israel Channel 10 reported on Saturday, citing Turkish media, that Turkey's National Security Council has amended Ankara's central policy paper outlining Turkey's foreign and home policy for the next five years to define Israel as "a central threat to Turkey." Turkish media noted the amendment represented the first time Israel had been seen as a threat on Turkey since 1949. The document fails to mention Iran or Syria as outside threats.
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