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September 13, 2016

Islamism and Revenge: What Motivates Recep Tayyip Erdogan

And how he fooled American diplomats and experts.

In the wake of a 1997 military coup in Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, then mayor of Istanbul, was forced out of office and imprisoned. After his release, Erdogan changed his attitude but not his underlying beliefs or ambitions. He soon became his country’s prime minister and with his liberal act has since managed, writes Michael Rubin, to fool just about every U.S. secretary of state and ambassador, not to mention numerous experts; but, as he responds to the recent failed coup with thousands of arrests, it’s becoming harder to ignore his true colors:

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September 13, 2016

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    No longer the Jews’ political home.

  2. First and Foremost, Palestinian Incitement and Indoctrination Must Cease

    And the West must cease subsidizing it.

  3. Islamism and Revenge: What Motivates Recep Tayyip Erdogan

    And how he fooled American diplomats and experts.

  4. Animals and Ancient Jerusalem’s Economy

    The city had a distinct class system.

  5. The Imperfect God of Midrash

    How arguing with God became acceptable.