Tag Archives: Turkey

The IHH and Erdogan: Partners in crime

Posted on 07/16/2010 by Meryl Yourish

The New York Times has investigated the IHH and discovered that it has deep ties to the Islamist Turkish government, including its Islamist Prime Minister—the one who has been working hard at ending Turkey’s relationship with Israel and cozying up … Continue reading →

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Responding to Turkey

Posted on 07/05/2010 by Rabbi Kaufman

This morning, the Turkish government took one more step toward becoming a pariah state while pretending that it was threatening action against Israel, which it considers to be one. I do not make this statement without understanding the broader implications … Continue reading →

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Friday briefs

Posted on 07/02/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Turkey’s alliance with Israel is so ten minutes ago, dude: Having secret meetings behind Avigdor Lieberman’s back don’t seem to be doing much other than pissing off Lieberman, as Turkey is now talking about banning all Israeli flights from its … Continue reading →

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The wages of demagoguery

Posted on 06/25/2010 by Meryl Yourish

The Turkish Demagogue-in-chief’s anti-Semitism was planted, and now it’s bearing fruit. Turkish police have arrested a young man on suspicion of planning to murder rabbis in Istanbul, Turkish daily Milliyet reported Friday. According to the report, the man has already … Continue reading →

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The real reason behind Turkey’s anti-Israel leap?

Posted on 06/24/2010 by Meryl Yourish

What if it’s not just Islamism that caused Turkey to set Israel up with the IHH Gaza Flotilla? What if the reasons for the delegitimization of Israel went further than demagoguery and the whipping of the anti-Israel crowd to keep … Continue reading →

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Wednesday briefs

Posted on 06/17/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Even the Turkish airlines are full of jihadis now: A close call at Ben Gurion, because the Turkish pilot disobeyed air traffic controller instructions. You make the call. Turkey ready to make relations even worse: Turkey’s talking about not sending … Continue reading →

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Israel’s Gaza panel: An all-star panel, with international observers

Posted on 06/14/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Benjamin Netanyahu has announced the names of the members of the panel that will investigate the Gaza flotilla. There are two international observers, including a Nobel Peace Prize laureate. The announcement from the Prime Minister’s Office noted that the committee … Continue reading →

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News roundup

Posted on 06/10/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Kill the Jew that exposed Helen Thomas’ Jew-hatred! Yeah, the irony is lost on Thomas’ supporters, but the rabbi is getting death threats. Just rename yourself the Palestinian Propaganda Times: The Times becomes the IHH’s stenographer, carrying interviews with the … Continue reading →

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Hypocrites of the world, unite

Posted on 06/09/2010 by Meryl Yourish

The hypocrisy on Israel is absolutely mind-boggling. Here’s Vladimir Putin: “Such actions against a civilian ship are unacceptable,” Putin said after the meeting. “These actions in international waters are especially concerning, and undoubtedly require a thorough investigation. A few examples … Continue reading →

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The Turkey-Syria-Iran axis

Posted on 06/09/2010 by Meryl Yourish

The Turkey-Iran quid pro quo has been announced. Imposing fresh sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program would hurt the region’s countries and contribute nothing to resolving the Mideast conflict, Turkey’s ambassador to Cairo said Wednesday ahead of a UN … Continue reading →

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The Gaza Flotilla: The Biggest Demagogue

Posted on 06/06/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Let’s take a look at two of the latest editions of “Who Wants to Be the Biggest Demagogue?” Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is considering a trip to Gaza in order to break the siege imposed on the Strip … Continue reading →

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Turkey Blaming Israel

Posted on 06/03/2010 by Rabbi Kaufman

Enough is enough! I just read Ari Shalit’s article in Haaretz about why Israel needs to admit it was wrong and bend over and take it from Turkey so that Turkey won’t see ISRAEL as a terrorist state! Are you … Continue reading →

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Blockades and Humanitarian Crises

Posted on 06/03/2010 by Rabbi Kaufman

It seems to me that if in fact the United States supports Israel’s blockade of Gaza, which it does according to recent statements by Robert Gibbs, Sec. State Clinton, and Vice President Biden, that it should be HIGHLY CRITICAL of … Continue reading →

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Differing Witnesses and “The truth must be somewhere in between”

Posted on 06/01/2010 by Rabbi Kaufman

Many of those who were on the Mavi Marmara are speaking out and what they are saying is damning of Israel. Of course, what they are saying is also contradicted directly by the video of the event. MK Hanin Zuabi … Continue reading →

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The Real Problem is Turkey

Posted on 06/01/2010 by Rabbi Kaufman

It is becoming clearer and clearer that Turkey is not simply critical of Israel, but is in fact hostile to Israel. Think about this for a moment. In the past couple of weeks alone, Turkey has worked with Iran to … Continue reading →

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US Opposes International Probe

Posted on 05/31/2010 by Rabbi Kaufman

While I have certainly been critical of the way that the Obama administration has dealt with Israel related issues in the past, I must say that the administration’s response to this crisis has been largely on the mark. If I’m … Continue reading →

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Wednesday briefs

Posted on 04/28/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Cold… cold… cold… burning up! What freeze? The AP is the only news outlet that claimed a “de facto freeze” on building in Jerusalem, and now the AP is effectively recanting that claim—but without issuing a correction or retraction. Funny, … Continue reading →

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Snarky, briefly

Posted on 10/14/2009 by Meryl Yourish

J-Street Blues: World’s smallest violin concerto for Jeremy Ben-Ami, the anti-Israel pro-Israel guy who can’t get Michael Oren or anyone in the Netanyahu administration to give him the time of day. Hm, let’s think. It’s a supposed pro-Israel lobbying group … Continue reading →

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Egypt and Turkey work out Israel’s surrender terms

Posted on 12/30/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Israel’s helpful Arab and Muslim “allies” have come up with a brilliant plan, and a warning: Take it, or you’ll be facing a second front. Turkey and Egypt plan to warn Israel that if a ground operation is launched in … Continue reading →

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