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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence at a press conference in Ankara after reaching a five-day ceasefire over Turkey's incursion in northern Syria. Source: Screenshot.

Turkey agrees to temporary ceasefire in Syria

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Turkey agreed on Thursday to a temporary ceasefire in northern Syria, where it has moved its forces in against the Kurds, who are still reeling from what they say is a betrayal by the...
Demonstrators rip a Turkish flag as they attend a protest march from the Turkish embassy to the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv in support of the Syrian Kurds and against Turkey's incursion into Syria, Oct. 15, 2019. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Israelis protest against Turkish invasion of Syria

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Several hundred protesters gathered outside the Turkish Embassy in Tel Aviv on Tuesday to oppose Turkey’s incursion into northern Syria. The protesters, who represented most of the local political spectrum, shouted slogans against Turkish President...
U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a bilateral meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey at the G20 Summit Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Credit: Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead.

Trump demands Turkey halt Syria incursion, authorizes new sanctions

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U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday called on Turkey to immediately halt its offensive in northern Syria and authorized new sanctions against the NATO member state. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the United States...
A convoy of U.S. soldiers in Syria in December 2018. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Developments in northern Syria ‘disturbing for Israel’

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Israel has been closely monitoring Turkey’s brutal offensive against the Kurds in northeast Syria in recent days. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the Turkish invasion on Oct. 10, stating that Israel “warns against the...
Turkey has invaded northern Syria, threatening the Kurdish population following U.S. forces withdrawing from the area earlier this week. Source: Screenshot.

How black and white thinking clouds realpolitik

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Black and white thinking, which divides the world into absolute camps of good and evil, is associated with religious fanaticism from medieval Christianity to the Islamic world. There are now troubling signs that a secular...
A convoy of U.S. soldiers in Syria in December 2018. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Turkish forces seize targets in Syria during second day of offensive

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Turkey said its forces took over “designated targets” during the second day of its offensive in Syria, Reuters reported on Thursday. The Turkish military is attacking Kurdish forces in Syria and the NATO country said...

Los dias maraviyozos

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PRIMERA PARTIDA Kirecburnu – Bosforo 26.5.2008 -De mi diario- Ayer la noche me telefono Esther Ferera i me disho ke ya yegaron de Israel, eya, su amiga Pnina Katan, Mazal, la amiga de Pnina i la ija...
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with reporters after disembarking Air Force One on Sept. 26, 2019, at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. Credit: Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead.

Jewish and pro-Israel groups react to Trump’s decision on Syria and the Kurds

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Jewish and pro-Israel groups reacted unfavorably to U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision on Sunday evening to withdraw U.S. forces from northeast Syria, ahead of an expected invasion by Turkey against Kurdish forces. The White House announced the...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Credit: Wikipedia.

Erdoğan compares Israel to Nazi Germany; Netanyahu dismisses comments

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan compared Israel to Nazi Germany on Tuesday, even comparing Jews in Europe during World War II to the situation in the Gaza Strip. “The immediate establishment of an independent Palestinian...
Saudi Arabia's King Salman and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Credit: Saudi Press Agency.

Turkey: OIC to meet to discuss Israel’s annexation announcement

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The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will hold an extraordinary meeting on Sunday to discuss Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement last week that Israel will annex parts of the West Bank, the Turkish...