Tag: Turkey
Erdoğan invites Hamas chief Haniyeh, accuses Israel in speech
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced on Wednesday that he will host Ismail Haniyeh, political leader of Hamas, during a speech to parliament in Ankara rife with anti-Israel tropes.
Erdoğan praised the terrorist group, which...
Israeli scholars: Dead Sea study suggests ‘valid’ earthquake forecast
Studying electromagnetic radiation in the vicinity of the Dead Sea at the time of a 6.3-magnitude aftershock, felt in Turkey and Syria on Feb. 20, suggests a “valid” way to forecast earthquakes, Israeli researchers...
Time to huddle: Antisemitism on the field
As unsettling and painful as the current wave of global antisemitism that followed the Oct. 7 Hamas pogrom in Israel is, it’s still important to remember that those bestial atrocities were an episode in,...
Turkey arrests 33 accused of spying for Mossad
Turkish authorities arrested 33 persons on suspicion of conducting espionage activities on behalf of Israel, local media reported on Tuesday.
The arrest operation took place over eight provinces.
The Chief Prosecutor's Office in Istanbul issued arrest...
Erdoğan proclaims Netanyahu is ‘no different’ than Hitler
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is "no different" than Adolf Hitler due to Israel's prosecution of the war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
"We watched Israel's...
Hamas officials quit Qatar, shut down cellphones
Several Hamas leaders recently left Qatar together with their entourages, cutting off communications including cellphones.
The leaders left for Algeria, Lebanon, Iran and other countries, according to sources cited by Kan News’s Arabic channel.
Among Hamas leaders...
Jewish leaders who embraced Erdoğan should resign
Less than a month before Hamas launched the deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust, Israeli customs authorities discovered 16 tons of explosive material hidden in a shipment of construction supplies. Its origin was...
Erdoğan: Israel a ‘terrorist state,’ Hamas ‘resistance fighters’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday called Israel a "terrorist state" and described Hamas terrorists as "resistance fighters."
Erdoğan claimed that Israel was attempting to eradicate all of the Gaza Strip and threatened to take steps...
Three Israelis held in Turkish prison on harassment charges
Three Israeli men have been held in a remote Turkish prison for over a week after a flight attendant accused them of sexual harassment, Hebrew media reported on Tuesday.
According to the family of one...
Erdoğan re-election as president would be boon to Islamists, say Turkish policy experts
Following a record-high turnout in last week’s Turkish presidential and parliamentary elections, incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is facing a runoff—his biggest political challenge since assuming office in 2014.
Michael Doran, senior fellow and director...