Israel, which is already facing the looming threat of an Iran-Israel, must now deal with the emerging challenge from Turkey after the fall of Syria's Assad.

Turkey’s actions in Syria and Iraq also signal a deeper shift away from its Western alliances. Erdogan’s government has cultivated closer ties with Russia.

When the war broke out, Syria was part of the Iranian axis, while Turkey led the Muslim Brotherhood axis, which supports Hamas but also abhors Shiites. Fifteen months later, Turkey has maintained the same policy, but the uprising against the Assad regime has turned Syria into its protectorate.

Erdogan could order Islamist militias to deploy along the Israeli border with Syria, creating a highly combustible reality

For Israel, Turkish President Erdoğan might become the next existential threat as he envisions a neo-Ottoman empire.