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Gaza Strikes
Nov 18 2009, Marco Villa

Yesterday I wrote that Turkey may be warming up to Israel:

Israel has been panicking about its souring relations with Turkey. The loss of Turkey would further alienate the Jewish state in the international arena and undermine its legitimacy. It...

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