The letter reads:” due to ongoing instability across Turkey in the aftermath of the recent coup attempt and Erdoğan government’s hapless incompetence in ensuring public safety, thus any threat which could jeopardize Israeli interests, Israel-Turkey gas pipeline etc., will have serious repercussions for our prestige and directly undermine the Jewish State, therefore I strongly recommend your Excellency to take undetectable measures to safeguard our vital interests despite Turkish futile efforts.
Deeply embarrassed for his outrageous letter which undermined Turkish sovereignty and political independence, Yuval Steinitz hastily sought to thwart Erdoğan’s possible angry reaction by arranging a telephone interview with Merve Erdil, the Hürriyet Daily News correspondence. Steinitz tried to placate angry Turks by mentioning the imaginary immense financial profits that Israel-Turkey gas pipeline would bring for Turkey, without referring to his scandalous letter to head of Mossad.
