At a meeting in Athens with Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias on Tuesday and in the shadow of ongoing potential conflicts between Israel and either Iran or Turkey, Defense Minister Israel Katz warned other countries in the region to give up their dreams of restoring or establishing an empire in the region.
Although he did not name Iran or Turkey specifically, Katz made strong implicit references to both.
He noted that Jerusalem is on high alert for a variety of imminent threat scenarios, a clear reference to the stand-off with Iran.
At the same time, he cautioned against any nation state actors who might "want to undermine the stability of the region, to establish a foothold by means of terror, aggression or military proxies - in Syria, Gaza, or the Aegean Sea, or in any other arena," a reference to Turkey'
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