Words like bullets

Jun 06, 2010 22:51

A lot of ink has been spilled over the Israeli-Turkish scandal in the wake of the Israeli raid on the flotilla. One thing keeps getting repeated: "Nothing will be the same any more". That was repeated by the Turkish PM Erdogan himself, as well. I think his words summarise the situation in the Middle East very properly. And things are of course much ( Read more... )

highly recommended, turkey, geopolitics, palestine, middle east, israel, diplomacy

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telemann June 6 2010, 20:59:37 UTC
Obama's administration will now have to do some extra effort and use their brains to seek a more active involvement in the Middle East peace process.

Well, he's been doing just that. In the year after President Obama sought out some conciliation with his speech in Cairo: Israel did not freeze all settlements, Palestinians did not return to direct negotiations, and Arab states did not provide confidence- building measures to the Israelis.

Aaron Miller's recent paper about the "False Religion of Mideast Peace" demonstrates precisely why that happened.

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abomvubuso June 6 2010, 21:11:45 UTC
That would be an interesting read. Link?

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telemann June 6 2010, 21:16:18 UTC
abomvubuso June 6 2010, 21:30:03 UTC
Gee, thanks! Or should i say, tesekkür ederim! :)

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telemann June 6 2010, 21:32:00 UTC
Jy is baie welkom!

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