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Being consistent and systematic for a change

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Turkey's dynamic and to be honest visionary foreign minister Ahmet Davutoglu boasted the new Turkish foreign policy doctrine in this Foreign Policy article . I am quoting from the article: The second methodological principle is to base Turkish foreign policy on a "consistent and systematic" framework around the world. Turkey's vision for the Middle East is not in opposition to its approach in Central Asia or in the Balkans; our approach to Africa is no different from our approach to Asia. Turkey is also actively trying to improve relations with nearby countries like Greece, Iraq, the Russian Federation, and Syria. Prime Minister Erdogan made a brave speech during the meeting of his parliamentary group. I hope his call for a tougher approach to Israel's violent and reckless approach to the Middle East problem will bring a change to the response of the international community. I am not optimistic about this, since Obama is in a real hard position to open up yet an...

David and Salomon or Yes We Can't!

David and Goliath is an important story for the believers of the three Abrahamic religion. It is an allegory, how the weak can overcome the mighty opressor. Jewish people were prosecuted through the ages, since they represented the perfect "other" for uncivilized communities to build their identities. The story of David and Goliath must have helped them in their darkest hours, this I am sure. But the story of David does not end there. After uniting the kingdoms of the Israelites, David brought the Ark of Covenant to Jerusalem, intending to build a temple in the name of Jehovah. Jehovah forbids David from building this temple, since David has blood in his hands. The temple is built by Salomon, his son. The government of Israel should remember the second part of the story. They cannot build a peaceful homeland for their citizens with blood on their hands. On the other side, I am disgusted by the lack of compassion and the calculatedness of the words of Nobel Peace Prize Laureat...