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To: tejek who wrote (599265)	1/30/2011 8:54:33 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578687

No not kidding at all. Israel is in the core of the Middle East area, its considered part of the Middle East by everyone, and is often on the minds of the Arabs, more so than Turkey. Turkey is on the periphery, and looks to Europe as much as it looks to the Middle East. Yes Israel is hated by many Arabs, but that hate is "something do with" as well. Turkey would be more likely to serve as a template for democracy among the Arabs, than Israel would, but neither would be much of a template. A stable Arab democracy, particularly a relatively large country that was a stable democracy would be needed to have serious impact in the Arab world. In this sense and in a number of others, the Israelis, the Turks, and the Persians are outsides (not that Iran has been democratic, but if it was...).