These two slightly dusty inland towns are notable for their Turkish-speaking minorities, holdovers from the Ottoman Empire, who still purvey succulent Eastern sweets such as lokum and baklava.

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What's happened over the last seven years is that Bush has realized the extent to which conflict between Israelis and Palestinians and, more broadly, between Israel and some of its Arab neighbors - really does purvey the mood of the entire region.

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