Tag Archives: Turkey

What motivates Turkey’s persistent belligerence towards Israel?

Posted on 30 May 2012 by

Turkey has filed charges against four senior IDF officers for the deaths of the Turkish citizens during the Mavi Marmara fiasco. This in itself would be understandable if not logical considering that the UN Palmer Report exonerated Israel. However the … Continue reading →

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Good news Friday

Posted on 25 May 2012 by

This is the second part of what I hope will be a weekly feature of this blog – some good news about Israel for a change. Courtesy of the BBC (yes! the BBC!) we learn that Israeli scientists have invented … Continue reading →

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Turkey at risk of international blacklist because of terrorist funding

Posted on 3 May 2012 by

Turkey’s economy might well be put at risk if it does not seriously tackle its financing of terrorism, according this article in Hurriyet.  However, the terrorists that Turkey is considering blocking are not the ones that Israel might have wished … Continue reading →

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The enemy of my enemy, and with friends like these…

Posted on 1 April 2012 by

Recently there have been several strange and conflicting, not to mention confusing, items of interest regarding Israel, Turkey, the US, and Iran with its nuclear program. We first learned a few days ago that Azerbaijan had granted access to Israel … Continue reading →

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Guess who’s condemning which “massacre”?

Posted on 13 March 2012 by

If you thought the Arab states and/or the UN and/or Russia/China are condemning the ongoing murder in Syria you would be wrong. China is calling on Israel to stop its Gaza raids. Turkey has condemned Israel’s self-defensive actions against terrorists … Continue reading →

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Annexation for me but not for thee

Posted on 5 March 2012 by

Imagine if Israel said these words: The solution may be a reunification, agreed by the two and accepted by the two communities … But there can also be a two-state solution or annexation You can picture the rest. UN condemnations, … Continue reading →

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