"The Turkish Strategic Challenge After the July Elections
Ariel Cohen
* Turkey's secular system will continue to be challenged as the Islamic Justice and Development Party (the AKP) gradually pulls Islamic values further into public life.
* The AKP leadership has done wonders for the Turkish economy, but that is only part of the story. AKP critics state that the party is seeking to subvert Turkey's institutions.
* Anti-Americanism has become rampant. Anti-Israel feelings are also pervasive, and after terrorist attacks against two Istanbul synagogues and anti-Semitic articles in the media, many Turkish Jews live in fear.
* Washington and Jerusalem should do everything they can to put U.S.-Turkish and Turkish-Israeli relations back on track, including restoring the U.S.-Turkish-Israeli strategic partnership."
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