It is too early to speak of Obama’s policy towards Turkey; suffice it to say that in his willingness to open a respectful dialogue with Islam, he is the only Western leader to move in the right direction. But can positive American gestures towards Turkey, a key NATO member, be sufficient to offset Israel’s insensitive, if not reckless, policies?
现在来谈论奥巴马对土耳其的政策还为时太早;我只想说，他现在愿意以尊重的态度打开与伊斯兰世界的对话，他就是唯一的朝正确的方向迈进的西方领导人。但是，美国对土耳其这一北约重要的成员国的积极姿态，能足以抵消以色列采取的不够敏感（若非鲁莽的）的政策吗？答案还不清楚。