Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli:
The Mecca Alliance is a very dangerous and very troubling development.
Saudi Arabia was essentially sitting on the fence. It already had a defense agreement with Pakistan, but the moment it goes with the Turks—who are in a direct confrontation with us, one that could develop to dimensions that may have extremely serious consequences, both in the Mediterranean and on the Syrian front—this is a development that is very, very bad for us, for Israel.
It requires us to deepen our alliances with Greece and Cyprus, the United Arab Emirates, and Somaliland.