Sometimes a single question is enough to make clear how far apart two countries are politically. At the United Nations in New York on November 6, Israel’s UN Ambassador Danny Danon asked Turkish diplomat Feridun Sinirlioğlu whether he was prepared to condemn Hamas in unequivocal terms. Sinirlioğlu is seeking to become the next UN Secretary-General and was fielding questions from member states.
Danon first reminded the Turkish candidate of the year 2018. At that time, Sinirlioğlu, in his capacity as Turkey’s UN Ambassador, had urged the General Assembly to reject an amendment that would have condemned Hamas and called for an end to its violence. Danon then referenced October 7, 2023, when Hamas terrorists carried out the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust.
Danon wanted to know whether Sinirlioğlu, as a candidate for the United Nations’ highest office, finally had the courage to unequivocally condemn Hamas.
The answer was revealing. Sinirlioğlu began by stating that he had spent five years as Turkey’s ambassador to Israel and knew the country well. He justified his...
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