Posts Tagged: Turkey
Poll Shows Number of Jewish Youths Wanting to Leave Turkey Due to Anti-Semitism Has Doubled
The warning from a leading figure in Turkey's Jewish community that anti-Semitism is driving the community's youth to seek a new life outside the country...
Turkey Hosts Hamas, Yet Fails to Honor Gaza Aid Pledge
At the height of the summer war between Israel and the Hamas regime in Gaza, the then Turkish Prime Minister - and now the country's...
Energy Deals Can Alleviate Middle East Tensions, Says State Department Envoy
A State Department Envoy has said that energy ties between Israel and Egypt, Turkey and Jordan will provide a healthy counterbalance to political tensions in...
‘French Effect’ Hits Turkey as Jews Look to Future Outside of the Country
The "French effect" - increasing numbers of Jews leaving a country because of anti-Semitic harassment and hostility from the media and radical politicians - is...
Vandals, Anti-Israel Protesters Assail Istanbul’s Largest Synagogue (VIDEO)
Unknown vandals posted a note reading "To be Demolished" on the doors of Istanbul's main Neve Shalom Synagogue on Friday, according to a local newspaper. A young...
Turkish President Erdoğan Attacks Israel Over Temple Mount
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has again incited against Israel, charging that the Jewish state's actions on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, a site holy...
ISIS Tempting Israeli Arabs With Free ‘All-Included’ Recruiting Getaways in Turkey
The Islamic State is nothing if not media and marketing savvy. The international terrorist group is offering Israeli Arabs an all-expenses-paid visit to a resort...
Minister in New Swedish Gov’t Took Part in Violent Gaza Flotilla (VIDEO)
A Turkish-born minister in the new Swedish cabinet sworn in on Oct. 3, took part in a foiled attempt to breach an Israeli maritime...
World Must Understand That Anti-Semitism is a Universal Problem, Israeli Envoy Tells The Algemeiner (INTERVIEW)
"Anti-Semitism is not a Jewish problem. It concerns Jews, but it's a global and universal problem." So says Ambassador Gideon Behar, the Israeli diplomat who...
Turkey Surpasses Iran in Anti-Semitism, Opposition Lawmaker Charges
A senior opposition lawmaker in Turkey has charged that his country's record of hostility to its Jewish citizens is worse than that of Iran,...
Turkey’s Erdogan Abruptly Cancels Scheduled Meeting With Jewish Leader in New York
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday abruptly canceled a planned meeting with World Jewish Congress (WJC) leader Ronald Lauder in New York, according to...
The Danger of Depending on Turkey
JNS.org - Here's the good news: the Obama administration has finally grasped that the onslaught of the Islamic State terror group through Iraq and...
Turkish Gov’t Fines Kurdish TV for Airing Holocaust Film ‘The Pianist’
Turkey's chief television and radio authority has fined a Kurdish channel for airing the Academy Award-winning film, The Pianist, the local Hürriyet daily said Sunday. The 2002...
Qatar Pledges to Fund New Gaza Flotilla After Turkey Pulls Support (VIDEO)
The government of Qatar and the Turkey-based, terror-tied IHH Islamic charity on Monday agreed that the Gulf state would fund an upcoming "humanitarian" flotilla to...
