Friday, April 15, 2011

No longer Turkey vs France, this is Erdoğan vs Sarkozy

"No longer Turkey vs France, this is Erdoğan vs Sarkozy

Thursday, April 14, 2011
BARÇIN YİNANÇ

Do you recall Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s frustration when he first heard about Israel’s military offensive on Gaza, just a few days after having hosted Israel’s then-Prime Minister Ehud Olmert? Actually frustration is an understatement. Erdoğan was very, very angry. Israel’s bombs not only destroyed Gaza, they also destroyed the tremendous progress, achieved by Erdoğan’s personal efforts, for reconciliation between Israel and Syria, something that looked to be just around the corner."

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