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Updated Wednesday, 19May2021-02: 04

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The President of Turkey was not squeamish in calling

the firing of rubber bullets and stun grenades at Palestinians massed in the Al Aqsa mosque

"state terrorism"

earlier this month.

Since then, the Islam-nationalist ruler Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been among the Islamic leaders who have

lashed out the

most bitterly

against Israel

over the crisis unleashed in Gaza.

For the Turkish leader it is not only a question of solidarity: popularity v

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