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Monday, February 06, 2012

Turkey Paying a Price for Betrayal of Israel « Commentary Magazine

Turkey Paying a Price for Betrayal of Israel
Jonathan S. Tobin | @tobincommentary 02.06.2012 - 6:45 PM

I wrote earlier today about the human rights violations that have become routine under the regime of President Obama’s buddy Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. In addition to making hypocrites out of his friends in Washington, this also raises important questions about Turkey’s standing to criticize Israel for measures intended to defend their citizens against terrorist attack. Under Erdoğan, Turkey hasn’t merely abandoned its longstanding strategic alliance with Israel; it has also become Hamas’s new chief sponsor.

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