"A tale of two wars, two Turks and a nation riding a wave
Iason Athanasiadis
Gaza is yet another memorable diplomatic letdown for the international community. Once again, Israel rampages through the beleaguered Strip. Once again, the rest of the world watches impotently. Arab countries refuse to so much as recall their ambassadors from Tel Aviv and the death toll on the ground inches towards 1,000.
But diplomatic history will remember the conflict for two Turks: the animated Tayyip Erdogan, accusing Israel of committing “a dark stain on human history”, and the bookish Ahmet Davutoglu, working behind the scenes to effect a ceasefire and imprint the weight of a newly energised Turkey on the region."
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