Opinion: Why the Mecca Agreement is a necessary show of force

Middle East Eye·August 10, 2026War

Opinion: Why the Mecca Agreement is a necessary show of force It will be three years in October since Israe l started its genocide in Gaza , a war crime it has repeated in the Occupied West Bank , South Lebanon , and Iran . For much of that time, Turkey and the Arab world held up their hands in horror but did nothing. "What can we do?