Reports that the United States is pressing for Turkish troops to participate in a post-war stabilization force in Gaza should alarm anyone who understands the region’s realities. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s insistence that no such forces enter Gaza without Israel’s approval is not defiance but common sense. Israel cannot and should not outsource its security to countries whose loyalties are, at best, divided and, at worst, openly hostile.

Turkey and Qatar are not neutral mediators. Both have long histories of supporting Hamas—politically, financially and ideologically. Under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkey has refused to designate Hamas a terrorist organization, calling it instead a “resistance movement.” Ankara has hosted senior Hamas officials, provided them safe

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