The fact that these two stories are prominent this week signals a major reshuffle in narrative management, which in turn reflects the diminishing influence of Sultan Erdogan in the first instance and King Bibi in the second.
I for one do not view these developments as ushering in a new era of human rights awareness in Western political circles. We're operating in the realm of PR here, not in the realm of actual "human rights." Turkey remains a NATO ally sitting on a geopolitically strategic piece of real estate. Don't hold your breath waiting for meaningful censure of the only Muslim NATO member.
That goes double for "the only democracy in the Middle East." If anything, the opprobrium will be aimed at Human Rights Watch, not Israel. Just last week 330 congressional reps from both parties renewed their vows of fealty to Israel.
The only possible consequence of this narrative turn that is of any interest is that it could lead to a Erdogan - Netanyahu rapprochement.
Why not?
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