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Protests Outside Turkish Embassy

Coincidentally, I live fairly close to the Turkish embassy in Tel Aviv. A group of approximately 60 protesters, when I walked by, stood across the street from the embassy waving Armenian flags and holding signs condemning the Armenian genocide. Turkey-Israel ties remain strained since Operation Cast Lead that Turkish officials repeatedly criticized as tantamount to genocide.

 

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Ben Moscovitch

Ben Moscovitch is a Washington D.C.-based political reporter and has covered Congress, homeland security, and health care. He completed an intensive two-year Master's in Middle Eastern History program at Tel Aviv University, where he wrote his thesis on the roots of Palestinian democratic reforms. Ben graduated from Georgetown University with a BA in English Literature. He currently resides in Washington, D.C. Twitter follow: @benmoscovitch

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Middle East; Israel-Palestine; Politics

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