EPISODE · Dec 17, 2021 · 5 MIN
Turkey: A Storm Brewing
from CUFI Weekly · host CUFI Minute
A storm has been brewing between Turkey and the West for some time. Turkey, a NATO ally and the first Muslim-majority country to establish diplomatic relations with Israel in 1949, has changed since its current president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, came into power in 2003. The regime has become vitriolic in its rhetoric about Israel, a safe haven for terrorists, and a suppressor of freedom of religion. In this week’s episode of the CUFI Minute, Kasim Hafeez discusses in detail the history of U.S.-Israel-Turkey relations and why it matters to you.
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A storm has been brewing between Turkey and the West for some time. Turkey, a NATO ally and the first Muslim-majority country to establish diplomatic relations with Israel in 1949, has changed since its current president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, came into power in 2003. The regime has become vitriolic in its rhetoric about Israel, a safe haven for terrorists, and a suppressor of freedom of religion. In this week’s episode of the CUFI Minute, Kasim Hafeez discusses in detail the history of U.S.-Israel-Turkey relations and why it matters to you.
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