Given Israel’s overwhelming military and diplomatic advantages, one has to swim against the tide to hope for humane outcome for Gaza. But Türkiye’s relative independence could allow it to play a leadership role in the effort, says Richard Falk.
"There is one possibility that would be very promising from a Turkish perspective, and that is if it took the leadership in forming an anti-genocide consensus in the region," says former UN rapporteur. / Photo: AA Archive
More than anything else, cutting off all food, electricity, fuel and water of Gaza, which was already facing impoverishment for years under Israeli occupation, has led Professor Falk to urgently advocate the consensus he endorses. TRT World: Considering the current conflict between Israel and Palestine, and speeches that amount to genocide by Israeli authorities about destroying the whole of Gaza, how can normalisation in the region be achieved?I really think there is no way for genocide to be reconciled with any kind of normalisation between Israel and Palestine. Genocide is such a disruptive act that it stops all other form of cooperation.
Türkiye has felt a certain affinity with the Palestinian struggle in the past. So I think Israel’s current genocidal policies will make it difficult for Türkiye to pursue a pragmatic approach based on mutual economic interest in trade and investment. Turkish public opinion seems strongly pro-Palestinian, and I would imagine the government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan would respect that public opinion and the pressure it exerts.
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