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Turkey-Israel: credibility and question of anti-semitism
Since heavy criticism from the Turkish side after the Israeli attack on a Gaza aid ship on 31 May, relations between the two states have entered a further ice age. There has been rising concern in Europe that Turkey is increasingly turning away from the west. A babelian political theorist explains the problems inherent to the Turkish response
gaza strip, euweek, religion, identity, european union, europe, jews
Europe feels Turkey is moving away from the west
When Turkey harshly criticised Israel for its military assault on a flotilla carrying international aid in the Mediterranean, the European press accused them of double standards. The Lithuanian, Italian and Spanish media fear that the country is turning away from Europe and the west
gaza strip, european union, europe, eurotopics, press review, stamboul, terrorism
Israeli sculptress Nathalie Alony: ‘Palestinians in Gaza should be given something to lose’
The Italy-based artist says her viewpoint on the Middle East is fairly ‘balanced’, but Europeans do not realise what it is like for ‘Israel to be attacked in its sleep and continually threatened with annihilation’
gaza strip, middle east, tel aviv, conflict, culture, palestine occupied territory, israele
Eyewitness Israel: Gaza, war and the wall of incomprehension between Europe
From Jerusalem to Sderot, Israelis are lamenting the pro-Palestinian stance of European public opinion, as well as serious anti-Semitic acts. They have warned that dialogue with Hamas is impossible
gaza strip, israel, war, palestine occupied territory, israele, world affairs
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