Do the advantages to Sweden itself, and to the Western world, of joining NATO outweigh the generous, open-hearted, democratic instincts in supporting the Kurds?
In the current Turkish political reality, Erdogan – despite all his anti-Israel and antisemitic baggage – has both the capacity and the motivation to deliver healthier Ankara-Jerusalem ties.
Fidan is someone who has played a key role in relations between Ankara and Jerusalem for many years and had connections with Israeli intelligence leadership.
While the reshuffled Turkish cabinet signals a hoped-for reset in foreign relations and economic recovery, Erdoğan's hold on policy decisions remains strong.
BEHIND THE LINES: In more than two decades of rule, Erdogan has proved adept at neutralizing rival sources and contenders for power.
Both Israel and Turkey are growing in their strategic power, and they recognize how this new politics – which is not just post-Cold War, but also part of a shifting world order – works.
Here is a guide to Turkey's runoff election, the two candidates and the key issues as well as details on how the May 14 parliamentary election unfolded.
The election had been seen as one of the most consequential yet for Turkey, with the opposition believing it had a strong chance of unseating Erdogan.
MIDDLE ISRAEL: The attempt to herald a neo-Ottoman renaissance produced an Ottoman tragedy.
Concern in Israel’s pro-democracy camp that democratic erosion processes in Turkey are similarly emerging in Israel under Netanyahu’s enduring rule.
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