Posts Tagged: Turkey
Greetings To Robert Gates From an Ungrateful Ally
Israel is an ungrateful ally of the United States. So says Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense until recently, according to Jeffrey Goldberg. There's no reason...
Israelis Humiliated at Istanbul Airport
YNet - About 40 Israeli passengers on board a Turkish Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Istanbul were held for several hours by local police...
Hizballah, Damascus Under Siege
Syrians have peacefully demonstrated for change in their country for nearly five months, only to be met with a murderous wave of terror from their...
Globe at a Glance – July 25-31
July 25 An 80-year-old South African man awoke from a coma to find himself in a morgue refrigerator— nearly a day after his family thought he...
Flottila Inquiry Finds Blockade ‘Legal’
Ynet - A report on the 2010 Gaza flotilla incident, that was to be made public Wednesday was postponed due to stalled talks between Israel and Turkey, according to Israeli...
Is Turkish-Israeli Reconciliation Imminent?
The fact that Israeli and Turkish officials have begun to renew dialogue at a time of significant uncertainty and turmoil in the broader Middle East...
Following the Flotilla on Twitter
For about a week now I have been obsessively following the latest news on the Gaza-bound flotilla via my twitter account (see @jewofzion). Everything one...
Yair Shiran Ends Term as North America Economic Minister
In commemoration of the conclusion of his five years of service as Economic Minister of Israel to the United States, the American Israel Chamber of...
Israel Listed On Terrorist Watch List
In May, 2011, a report known as "Supervision of Aliens Commensurate With Risk" was released by The Department of Homeland Security. The report details the...
Flotilla Roster Portends Another Violent Clash
A flotilla is determined to sail to the Gaza Strip this weekend in breach of Israel's naval blockade on the Hamas-controlled territory. This decision comes in spite...
Is It Too Late for Assad
One month after the uprisings began in Syria, I wrote that President Basher al-Assad had a choice: "Continue to convey an image of an inept...
Flotilla Organizers Vow to Defy International Pressure
Turkish organizers of a flotilla aimed at breaking Israel's embargo on Gaza vow to carry on despite growing international pressure to back off. United...
