-The author is associate researcher at the Jacques Delors Institute (Paris), and visiting professor at the College of Europe (Bruges and Natolin). ISTANBUL On Nov. 3, a group of 52 countries led by Türkiye sent a letter to the UN calling for an arms embargo on Israel. The letter also urges the UN Security Council to act in the face of flagrant violations of its own resolutions. In addition to Türkiye, the signatories include China, Russia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Palestine, and Brazil, as