Once Again, Palestinian Leaders Have Chosen the Wrong Allies
From Nazism to Islamism, they have backed the wrong side in every global conflict.
November 30, 2015
Two mercurial leaders confront one another.
It is hard to believe, argues Henri Barkey, that Turkish pilots downed a Russian plane without getting approval from the upper echelons of the country’s military—or, indeed, civilian—leadership. Barkey speculates as to the decision’s motivation and its likely consequences:
From Nazism to Islamism, they have backed the wrong side in every global conflict.
The first such visit since the 19th century.
It’s all about language.
Amernet at the Kennedy Center.
Two mercurial leaders confront one another.
It is hard to believe, argues Henri Barkey, that Turkish pilots downed a Russian plane without getting approval from the upper echelons of the country’s military—or, indeed, civilian—leadership. Barkey speculates as to the decision’s motivation and its likely consequences:
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