Tom Barrack's highwire act in the Middle East enters its second year

During a panel appearance at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum last month, U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack managed to anger observers in both Turkey and Israel. Israelis took umbrage at his comments that both Israel and Hezbollah are “equally untrustworthy,” as well as his observation that Turkey is “not a country to be messed with.” Turkish observers, meanwhile, balked at his claim that “power” is the only thing Middle Eastern leaders understand.This split response highlights the delicate balan...