Israeli, Turkish and Saudi leaders’ cynical photo-op

The almost Soviet-style image of world leaders arm-in-arm in Paris, vividly captures the cynical efforts of powerful states to make political capital from the Charlie Hebdo atrocity.

Mon, 19 Jan, 2015 - 00:00

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We remember how the Israeli state killed more than 2,500 people in Gaza last summer, including more than 500 children and many journalists.

The Turkish state regularly harasses and imprisons journalists.

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