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Israelis, Iranians Meet at Summit

  Shlomi Eldar is surprised to discover an Israeli flag fluttering beside the Iranian flag at the well-known tourist site of Mount Tahtali, Turkey.  
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For years I’ve been writing, broadcasting and commenting on how people meeting can tear down the walls of hatred, suspicion, and ignorance dividing nations. And yet, I find myself surprised each time anew. I’ve already written about how so many of my friends thought I’d lost my mind when I took my family on vacation to Turkey, just two days before the apology and reconciliation between Ankara and Jerusalem.

But I have the best answer for them. They say that a picture is worth a thousand words. This is a picture that I took at the cable car station at Mount Tahtali (also known as Olympos) near Antalya, Turkey. 

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