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…Jews, from the time of the expulsion from Spain and Portugal and into the Holocaust years. And Turkey's protec- tion of its own minority Jewish com- munity was admirable and unique among the nations — particularly in the aftermath of the 2003 bombing of two synagogues in Istanbul, when Turkish leaders stood up to publicly decry anti-Semitism. Shifting Tides Until recently, Turkey was held up as proof that a Muslim-majority country could have ...…

















































