The Lost Cause 29 décembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Egypt, Fehim Tastekin, foreign policy, Hamas, Iran, Muslim Brotherhood, Qatar, Syria
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BBC Monitoring Europe (UK) Monday, December 29, 2014 Türkçe
by Fehim Tastekin, Text of report by Turkish newspaper Radikal website on 26 Dec.
With the basis of the partnership with Qatar beginning to wither away, it is becoming more difficult for Turkey to continue, in its current form, its Egypt policy, which it had virtually made sacred with the « Rabia » hand gesture (suite…)
Aucun pays pouvant jouer les médiateurs ne s’impose 21 juillet 2014
Posted by Acturca in France, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: diplomatie, Egypte, Gaza, Hamas, Israël, Qatar
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Le Figaro (France) no. 21758, lundi 21 juillet 2014, p. 4
Marc Henry, Jérusalem
Une véritable bataille diplomatique fait rage à propos d’un futur cessez-le-feu entre Israël et le Hamas. Deux camps s’opposent : l’Égypte a avancé une proposition acceptée par Israël, soutenue par les États-Unis et la France, mais que les islamistes palestiniens rejettent résolument. Le Qatar, appuyé par la Turquie (suite…)
Turkey’s Role in Hamas’ Cease-fire: A Sign of Turkish Cooperation or Competition? 16 janvier 2013
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Hamas, Middle East, Pinar Elman, The Polish Institute of International Affairs, Turkey
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Bulletin PISM, No. 7 (460), 16 January 2013
The Polish Institute of International Affairs
Pinar Elman *
The November 2012 conflict between Israel and Hamas was concluded by a cease-fire sponsored by Egypt and with the support of the USA, Turkey and Qatar. (suite…)
Mideast Shift: Sunnis Gain 28 novembre 2012
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: conflicts, Egypt, Hamas, Iran, Middle East, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Shiite, Sunni, Syria, Turkey
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The New York Times (USA) Wednesday, November 28, 2012, p. A1
By Neil MacFarquhar, Ramallah, West Bank
For years, the United States and its Middle East allies were challenged by the rising might of the so-called Shiite crescent, a political and ideological alliance backed by Iran that linked regional actors deeply hostile to Israel and the West. (suite…)
Overdone Turkey 21 novembre 2012
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Egypt, foreign policy, Hamas, Israël, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Middle East, Steven A. Cook, Turkey
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Foreign Policy (USA) November 21, 2012
By Steven A. Cook *
The hype about Ankara as a regional leader is way overblown. One day before announcing Wednesday, Nov. 21’s cease-fire agreement, at a brief news conference prior to talks between U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, late on Tuesday night, the secretary announced that her itinerary included Ramallah and Cairo in addition to Jerusalem. (suite…)
Les amis d’Erdogan vantent son modèle 2 octobre 2012
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, Hamas, Khaled Mechaal, Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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Le Temps (Suisse) mardi 2 octobre 2012
Delphine Nerbollier, Istanbul
Des dirigeants du monde arabe étaient invités dimanche au dernier jour du congrès du parti AKP à Ankara pour écouter et soutenir le «leader du monde musulman» (suite…)
Turkey: reconciling between Israel and Hamas 16 janvier 2012
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Hamas, Israël, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Middle East, Palestine, Turkey, Turkey / Turquie
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The Huffington Post (USA) January 16, 2012
Alon Ben-Meir *
While the representatives of Israel, the Palestinian Authority and the Quartette (the US, EU, Russia and the UN) were recently hosted in Amman, Jordan, in an effort to revive the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, Turkey’s Prime Minister Erdogan met in Ankara with Hamas’ Prime Minister, Ismail Haniya, who openly remains committed to Israel’s destruction and opposes any peace negotiations with Israel. (suite…)
Sunni realignments 15 décembre 2011
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Religion, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi, Bahrain, foreign policy, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Libya, Middle East, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Shi'a, Sunni, Syria, Turkey, Turkey / Turquie
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The American Spectator (web) December 9, 2011
Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi *
A new Turkey-Qatar bloc is in the works in the wake of the tumoil in Syria, Libya, and other Islamist hot spots. (suite…)
Mesut Yilmaz: ‘We Should Reduce Our Military Dependency on Israel’ 7 juin 2010
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Hamas, Israël, Mesut Yılmaz, Middle East, Turkey, Turkey / Turquie
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Spiegel-Online (Germany), 07/06/2010
Interview conducted by Daniel Steinvorth
Relations between Israel and Turkey are strained to the breaking point following last Monday’s raid by Israeli forces on an aid convoy heading to the Gaza Strip. Former Turkish Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz told Spiegel that Turkey could have helped prevent bloodshed, but that Israel is ultimately to blame. (suite…)
Grandes manœuvres au Proche-Orient 24 mai 2008
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Bernard Guetta, chiite, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israël, Liban, Proche-Orient, Syrie, Turkey / Turquie
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Le Temps (Suisse), 24 mai 2008
Bernard Guetta
Tout bouge au Proche-Orient. Tout y change à vue d’œil, mais reste à savoir dans quelle direction. Au premier regard, tout semble sourire au «croissant chiite», à l’Iran, à la Syrie et au Hezbollah libanais qui marquent des points puisque le Hezbollah a fini par obtenir tout ce qu’il exigeait depuis dix-huit mois. (suite…)