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For five years since the dramatic, bloody coup attempt, Erdogan has claimed traditional allies abandoned Turkey in its hour of need, justifying ongoing purges and…
Turkey’s president has outlived, in office, sparring partner Netanyahu. But the long-standing hostility of Israel’s new coalition members to Turkey’s strongman could derail Erdogan’s plans…
In Ankara, Tehran, Damascus and Baghdad, there are mass rallies for Palestine, but no solidarity for Kurdish liberation from occupation, ethnic cleansing and genocide. Rank…
Turkey’s ultranationalists, led by President Erdogan, must be applauding the revisionism of academics like Benny Morris, who seem determined to let Turkey get away with…
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Annihilation of the Armenians in the early 20th century was part of a broader and deeper process involving all Christians in Turkish territory, and lasting…
Conventional wisdom suggests the more Israel’s relations with Ankara and Erdogan deteriorate, then the more likely the Knesset will recognize the Armenian genocide. There’s just…
Turkey needs U.S.-friendly allies. And Israel needs a solid regional front against Iran. Paying a modest ‘price’ to a needy Erdogan could gain Israel a…
Erdogan’s ‘Human Rights Action Plan’ is part of his campaign to convince Biden and Europe that Turkey is a reliable strategic partner. It’s a weak…
The HDP in Turkey and the Joint List in Israel crafted an unprecedented political renaissance for their countries’ Kurdish and Arab minorities. But now Erdogan…
Sexual harassment and assault are pandemics stalking the Middle East: Fear, and the impunity granted to perpetrators, have long silenced women. But boosted by #MeToo,…
In his three minute video address for International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Turkey’s president didn’t even mention the word ‘Jew.’ And in his listing of genocides,…
Thanks to lockdowns and online learning, the world of Ladino is now flourishing, leading many to reassess whether they’d been too eager over the years…
The U.S. has slapped sanctions on Turkey. Europe is losing patience with Erdogan. Relations with Russia and Iran aren’t rosy, and Ankara shouldn’t count on…
There’s a better way for Biden and Israel to contain Iran’s regional meddling and its nuclear aspirations – with the added benefit of clipping the…
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A new central bank governor and finance minister won’t mean anything as long as the president is enforcing his destructive policies Source: https://www.haaretz.com
The campaign by the leaders of Pakistan and Turkey against blasphemy and free speech in France, aided by their cynical abuse of the Holocaust, is…
Pakistan and Turkey’s campaign against free speech in France, aided by a cynical abuse of the Holocaust, is duplicitous in the extreme. With extremist Muslim…