Thursday, July 01, 2010

Turkey’s Tarnish - Why the Islamic democracy rocked ties with Israel and the West

"Turkey’s Tarnish
Why the Islamic democracy rocked ties with Israel and the West
July 2, 2010

Dr. Robert O. Freedman
Special to the Jewish Times

Turkey’s Tarnish

Ideally, relations between two allied countries are composed of common interests and values. This has been the case in U.S.-Israeli relations since 1967, when strategic cooperation against the Soviet Union and its Arab allies was reinforced by the fact that both the United States and Israel were vibrant democracies."

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