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- Filing for divorce from the New York Times. What took so long ?
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- Will Israel Save America?
- More reasons to not support the New Israel Fund
- "As a parent, as a rabbi, and as a shaper of Jewish community and identity, I unapologetically want young Jews to marry other Jews"
- Over Israel: "Nearly 100 planes and hundreds of crew from eight countries take part in Blue Flag 2017, Israel's largest aerial drill ever"
- Not Birthright: "Those who go on the J Street tour will probably be a self-selected group who are already radicalized"
- Corrupt and mismanaged UNRWA--the only UN agency that exists solely to manage one group of "refugees"--has been renewed
Tag Archives: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
“Turkey is a country where politics cannot be discussed freely and people are marginalized for their political views”
MEDIA LINE Erdoğan’s Next Target to Muzzle: Turkey’s Academics by Nick Ashdown January 31, 2016 The Turkish government’s latest target in its campaign to silence critical voices is the country’s academics. Many of the 2,212 Turkish academics who signed a strongly-worded … Continue reading
Erdogan: Turkey needs Israel
TIMES OF ISRAEL ‘Turkey needs Israel,’ says Erdogan as he pushes reconciliation by AFP January 2, 2016 Turkey must accept that it needs Israel, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday, as the two countries seek to thrash out a deal … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged Gaza, IDF, Mavi Marmara, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey
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Israel-Turkey relations are back on
GATESTONE When All Else Fails, Erdogan Calls Israel by Shoshana Bryen December 18, 2015 The announcement of the restoration of Israel-Turkish relations should be seen in the context of Turkey having nowhere else to go. Turkey’s relations with Israel have been … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East
Tagged ICC, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey
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The West has lost capacity for “self-love” only sees its dark past
WALL STREET JOURNAL In Defense of Christendom by Bret Stephens October 19, 2015 Having ignored its inheritance, Europe wonders why its house is falling apart.The death of Europe is in sight…Still hazy and not yet inevitable, but nevertheless visible and … Continue reading
Posted in Everything else, Politics
Tagged Angela Merkel, Christianity, Europe, Germany, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey
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Is Erdogan Preparing a Coup?
COMMENTARY by Michael Rubin June 28, 2015 Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is no advocate of democracy, having once famously compared it to a street car: ‘You ride it as far as you need and then you step off.” But, … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East
Tagged Erdogan, Kurdistan, Kurds, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey
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Turkey’s election is a blow to Erdogan and a victory for Kurds
WASHINGTON POST by Ishaan Tharoor June 7, 2015 Turkish voters delivered a dramatic blow to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling Justice Development Party on Sunday, with results showing it losing its majority in parliament. And, in a historic first, … Continue reading
Turkey’s ‘Jerusalem Fetish’
GATESTONE by Burak Bekdil May 30, 2015 It is truly fascinating that Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a professor of political science, believes that Jerusalem, built a millennium before the birth of Islam, is originally a Muslim city. And, according … Continue reading