
In seeking partners for postwar peace in the Middle East, the US should not ignore Türkiye
Par Dost, P. (IFEA) https://www.uikpanorama.com/blog/2024/07/07/me-usa-turkiye-dost/ Abstract Hamas’ terror attacks on October 7 last year—which killed 1,200 people—prompted an Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip which caused the death of more than 37,000 Palestinian, escalated regional tensions (Estrin et al., 2024), and created a wave of protests and condemnation against Israel. Many developing countries have sharpened criticism (Haidar, 2024) of Israel for the extended brutality of the military campaign, and even in the US and other Western countries, normally unconditional support for Israeli military actions has been increasingly questioned (Wadhams, 2024). Additionally, contradictory views among Western countries on the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) arrest warrant of Israeli Prime Minister Netenyahu and Defence Minister Gallant (Mekelberg, 2024), stimulated a deeper