For example, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan broke with tradition by displaying a critical attitude toward Israel’s more hawkish policies in the occupied territories, and did so without severing diplomatic relations with Israel. During a visit of Turkey’s Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul to Israel in early January, there was serious discussion about Turkey assuming a mediating role between Israel and the Palestinians, as well as in future Syrian-Israeli talks.
例如，土耳其总理塔伊普·埃尔多安打破传统，对以色列针对被占领土的更为强硬的政策表示批评，而又没有导致两国的外交关系恶化。在土耳其外长阿卜杜拉·居尔今年一月的早些时候出访以色列时，双方就土耳其担任巴以之间及未来叙以会谈的斡旋者的问题进行了严肃的讨论。