Turkey's Islamist Factory Settings
by Burak Bekdil
September 21, 2015 at 4:00 am
Normalization of relations with Israel could bolster efforts to balance Iran's growing regional clout.
"In the Middle East, everyone at some point realizes that there is a bigger enemy than the big enemy." – Israeli official.
But in the Middle East, reason does not always overcome holiness.
Israel-bashing and the systematic fueling of anti-Semitic behavior have become a Turkish political pastime since Turkey downgraded its diplomatic ties with Israel in 2010. There has been, though, relative tranquility and reports of a potential thaw since June 7, when Turkey's Islamist government lost its parliamentary majority for the first time since it rose to power in 2002.
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