The Curiously Selective Outrage Machine: Mossad's Turkish Holiday Edition
CASE A: The Curious Case of Mossad in Turkey Turkish authorities, specifically the National Intelligence Organization (MİT) and the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, have apprehended Mehmet Y. and Hakkı Ç. These individuals are accused of gathering information on Turkish citizens and companies for Mossad, the Israeli intelligence agency (Daily Sabah, 2026). The alleged activities involve
surveillance and intelligence gathering on targets Mossad considers related to Palestinian interests. Interestingly, this isn't MİT's first rodeo; they've claimed to have rolled up several alleged Mossad networks in recent years, including a significant bust of 15 suspects in late 2023. The international outrage? Apparently, it got lost in the mail. No urgent UN Security Council meetings. No
condemnations from human rights organizations generally quick to decry foreign interference. No stern rebukes from Western capitals about destabilizing regional security through illicit intelligence operations. One might wonder why. CASE B: When 'Espionage' Becomes a Crisis Consider for a moment the furor that erupts when, say, Russia, China, or Iran are accused of analogous activities. In March
2018, the UK, following the Skripal poisoning, expelled 23 Russian diplomats, with then-Prime Minister Theresa May stating, "We will not tolerate the threat to the life of our citizens and others on our soil, from the Russian government" (BBC News, 2018). The global response was swift and condemnatory, leading to a coordinated expulsion of over 100 Russian diplomats by Western nations. Similarly,