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Turkey, Amid Islamization and Anti-Semitism, Fit For EU Membership?
June 24, 2013 9:36 am 0 comments
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Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Photo: wiki commons.

JNS.org - It’s a familiar pattern.

The citizens of a Middle Eastern state explode with frustration against their corrupt, repressive government. They gather for noisy, impassioned demonstrations in their capital city. The authorities react violently. Images of middle-aged women and wheelchair-bound individuals being tear-gassed, clubbed, and sprayed with water cannon race across social media platforms like wildfire. The protests then spread to other cities. The authorities step up their repression.

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