The revolutionary events that have taken place and are taking place today in a number of countries in the Arab world have for some time pushed the Palestinian issue, which has existed for several decades, into the background. However, the subsequent round of Arab-Israeli confrontation in March and then in June 2011 once again showed the importance and severity of this problem. At the same time, if almost all Arab countries have historically had a similar position on the issues of the Palestinian settlement, the policy of the Republic of Turkey and the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) in relation to this problem has always had some specifics.
Keywords: Turkey, Iran, Palestinian problem, Arab-Israeli relations.
This specificity was determined, on the one hand, by the peculiarities of relations between Turkey and Iran with Israel and Arab countries, and, on the other hand, by the peculiarities of Turkish - Iranian relations in a particular historical period. It is also necessary to note the importance of the political situation and conditions under which the Palestinian settlement became particularly important for Ankara and Tehran. So, if the position of Iran on the conflict has always been pro-Palestinian( pro-Arab), which was due to the hostile attitude towards Israel, then the opinions of some authors regarding Ankara's policy towards the Arab-Israeli conflict differ. Some believe that Turkey holds an equidistant position towards both sides of the conflict, while others believe that since the pro-Islamic Justice and Development Party came to power in November 2002, Ankara's position has become more pro-Palestinian in the conflict, and criticism of Israel's policies has become systematic [Sandrin].
It should be noted that both opinions describe only the component that is relevant to the policy of senior management. The Turkish public has always expressed solidarity with the Palestinian people. After the beginning of the first intifada, the Turkish Parliament officiall ...
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