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“Turkey’s rise disrupts Riyadh’s narrative depicting itself as the undisputed leader of the Sunni Muslim world, countering Shia Iran”

ATLANTIC COUNCIL The Middle East’s shifting balance of power favors Turkey and Israel Frederick Kempe December 21, 2024 It’s hard to predict where the Middle East’s ongoing seismic shifts will leave the region following the collapse of the Syrian regime. … Continue reading

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At the UN General Assembly this week, our president delivered a milquetoast defense of our ally. Half a century ago, Daniel Patrick Moynihan did the opposite

FREE PRESS Things Worth Remembering: Mr. Biden, This Is How You Defend Israel Douglas Murray September 29, 2024 For the last week, hordes of diplomats have been wining and dining their way around Manhattan, where they have been quartered for … Continue reading

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“It is time to stop treating Turkey as an indispensable nation deserving endless accommodation for its rogue foreign policy”

FDD Why President Erdogan’s DC Visit Was Canceled Sinan Ciddi May 13, 2024 …In March, Erdogan stunned observers after declaring, “Turkey is a country that stands firmly behind Hamas,” just days after Congress approved a $23 billion deal to sell … Continue reading

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“There’s nowhere like Israel in the world,” Jehezkel told reporters. “I’m very happy to be here, and I couldn’t wait to arrive.”

ASSOCIATED PRESS Soccer player returns to warm welcome in Israel following detention in Turkey Suzan Fraser January 15, 2024 Israeli soccer player Sagiv Jehezkel returned to Israel on Monday evening to a cheering crowd, hours after he was briefly detained … Continue reading

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Foreign Ministry denies report that United Hatzalah team sent to provide disaster relief to Turkey left early following a verified security threat

JERUSALEM POST IDF to conclude Operation Olive Branch after saving 19 lives in Turkey Staff February 12, 2023 Israel’s Operation Olive Branch delegation will conclude its rescue operations in Turkey and return to Israel in the coming days, according to a … Continue reading

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“Indictment alleges the trio, 2 of whom worked for Cellcom, provided terror group with large volume of information in order to carry out cyberattack on crucial infrastructure”

TIMES OF ISRAEL 3 Israelis charged in Hamas plot to sabotage telecom networks used by IDF during war Emanuel Fabian and Michael Bachner October 20, 2022 Three men from northern Israel were indicted on Thursday for allegedly sending a large … Continue reading

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Israel and Turkey withdrew their respective ambassadors in 2010, after Israeli forces stormed a Gaza-bound flotilla that defied orders to dock at an Israeli port. The incident resulted in the deaths of nine Turkish activists

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Israel, Turkey to exchange ambassadors in diplomatic reset AP August 17, 2022 Israel and Turkey will restore full diplomatic relations and dispatch ambassadors for the first time in years, the latest step in months … Continue reading

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“Iranian intelligence assets and Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps operatives impersonated students, businessmen and tourists to entrap the Israelis”

JERUSALEM POST Mossad, Turkey foil Iranian plot to kidnap Israelis Yonah Jeremy Bob and Roman Meitav June 23, 2022 Turkish intelligence revealed on Thursday that it thwarted an Iranian attack against a former Israeli ambassador in Istanbul last Friday. According … Continue reading

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As Ankara mends fences with pro-Western Arab governments and Israel, Hamas could become collateral damage and may be expelled from Turkey

FOUNDATION FOR DEFENSE OF DEMOCRACIES Turkey’s wooing of Israel may lead to Hamas ouster Enia Krivine May 25, 2022 Turkey’s foreign minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, visited Israel this week, a sign that Israel and Turkey may be on a path to … Continue reading

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“Like many other countries, Turkey is looking at improved ties with Israel as a way to better its relationship with the US”

JERUSALEM POST Erdogan not honoring Herzog out of love for Israel by Lahav Harkov March 9, 2022 President Isaac Herzog’s visit to Turkey at the invitation of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was a timely one. Next week Jews across the … Continue reading

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