"Ahead of the next round of nuclear talks set to begin this week in Vienna, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu warned against future threats to the Jews in his speech at a ceremony commemorating the Russian victory over Nazi Germany on Thursday," an article published by the Jerusalem Post reads.
"Today we have a country, we have an army, we have the determination and we have the power, but with all this we know that the best defense against nuclear weapons in the hands of Iran is no nuclear weapons in the hands of Iran," Netanyahu is quoted as saying by the newspaper.
The head of the Israeli cabinet ended by thanking the World War II veterans for their "extraordinary dedication that paved the way for the establishment of Israel," the Jeruslaem Post informs.
Hürriyet Daily News published an article by Özgür Korkmaz headlined "Opposition missing chance for the presidential election."
"The buildup to the presidential election in August, after which Turkey will have its first ever president directly elected by popular vote, is dominating the country’s agenda, but the opposition still seems to be lagging behind the ruling party in preparations," the article reads.
"The CHP will be a main actor in the election, but it is still not clear when it will announce its candidate," the author writes. "In his earlier remarks, CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu said the party’s candidate would be someone “loved and respected by the people, who has a clean history, who can easily communicate with world leaders and someone who the center-rightist electorate could vote for.” He has also said on various occasions that he would love to see a woman sitting in the Çankaya Presidential Palace."
"One thing is certain, the opposition will have a hard time finding a high-profile name able to stand tall against Prime Minster Erdoğan, whose party enjoys 45 percent support according to local poll results. As the total votes of two major opposition parties - the CHP at 26 percent and the MHP at 17 - barely amount to the votes of the AKP, their priority will be to prevent the AKP candidate from being elected in the first round, which will need an overall majority of the valid votes," the author of the article writes.
"The supporters of the CHP and the MHP, despite the efforts of party leaders to convince them otherwise, have little faith in the possibility that Erdoğan – if he runs as expected - can be beaten in the presidential election. The opposition should draw its roadmap quickly and launch a campaign to convince the electorate that their votes will really matter," the article reads.
"Otherwise, Erdoğan may start planning his presidential term as soon as his candidacy is officially announced," the author concludes.
