Posts Tagged: Turkey Israel
Turkish Police Fire Tear Gas at Crowd Massing Near Erdogan’s Istanbul Office
Al Arabiya - Turkish police fired tear gas Monday to disperse protestors massing near Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Istanbul office in a fourth...
Erdogan Rejects Dictator Charge
Ynet - Turkey's prime minister on Sunday rejected claims that he is an authoritarian leader, dismissing protesters as an extremist fringe even as hundreds moved...
Netanyahu Meets with Israeli Under-21 Soccer Team Before UEFA Tournament
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had some encouraging words for the country's under-21 national soccer team Sunday, ahead of the UEFA under-21 tournament...
Violent Anti-Erdogan Protests Engulf Istanbul
JNS.org - Widespread protests against Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan erupted over the weekend, as Erdogan's increasingly authoritative policies have angered many Turks, especially within the...
Livni Rules Out Turkish Role in Peace Talks
AFP - Israel's lead peace negotiator Tzipi Livni on Sunday ruled out Turkey taking an immediate role in reviving talks with the Palestinians, ...
Simon Wiesenthal Center Criticizes Ban Ki-Moon’s Silence as Erdogan Calls Zionism a “Crime Against Humanity”
An official with the Simon Wiesenthal Center criticized UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon's silence at a UN conclave in Vienna as Turkey's Prime...
Turkey Blocks Admission of Israel to Renewable Energy Organization
Turkey blocked Israel and Cyprus from affiliating themselves with the International Agency for Renewable Energies (IRENA) during a voting session on new members in Abu...
Turkish Jews Express Fear Amid Reports That Intelligence Service Spied On Their Community
The relationship between the 30,000 or so Jews living in Turkey and the rest of the Turkish population has become tense ever since the relationship between Israel...
Islamist Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan Calls Israel a ‘Terrorist State’
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan labeled Israel as a "terrorist state" during a speech on the Gaza conflict, harsh remarks signaling a new low...
After Amadinejad, the Greatest Threat to Israel is Erdogan of Turkey
After President Amadinejad of Iran and Iran's theocratic Islamist state, the greatest threat to Israel is Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey and Turkey's Islamist...
Height of Hypocrisy: Turkey Orders Military Action in Syria
This morning, Turkey's Parliament ratified military action in Syria in response to a mortar attack from the war torn country which killed Turkish civilians. The...
The Obama Administration and Countering Terror Against Israelis
The terrorist attack against Israeli civilians in Bulgaria, the flurry of drive-by visits from members of the Obama administration to Israel in the past few...
Turkish and Israeli Rappers Join Forces
In an effort to promote peace in the Middle East through his music, SHI 360, an Israeli-Jewish rap musician, has released a new CD in...
U.S. Led Counterterrorism Forum Excludes Israel From Participation
The State Department confirmed to members of Congress that Israel was not included in the 29-country Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF), which was organized...
