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Tag Archives: NATO
Chag Atzma’ut Same’ach! Happy 68th Independence Day Israel!
It’s Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day, and, as remarked upon by both local and foreign observers, the country swings in a schizophrenic kind of way from the mourning, sorrow and remembrance of Yom Hazikaron to the flag-waving patriotism and general … Continue reading
Posted in Israel news, Slice of Israeli life, support Israel
Tagged China, family, Independence Day, India, Israel, NATO, support Israel, Yom Haatzmaut, Zionism
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Who is fighting whom in Syria? Israel watches cautiously from the sidelines
Anyone following the news out of the Middle East nowadays is bound to be confused. In fact I wouldn’t be surprised if the governments of all the above countries were equally confused. Let’s just have a look at some recent … Continue reading
Posted in Defence and Military, Mideast news
Tagged Bashar Assad, Iran, ISIS, Israel, NATO, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Russia, Syria, Turkey, Vladimir Putin
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Who’s fighting whom in Syria?
I was planning to write about the Syrian civil war some time ago but then events in Israel overtook me. Make no mistake, the “knife intifada” – which includes stones, rocks and car-rammings too – is still ongoing, but it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Defence and Military, Mideast news
Tagged Al-Nusra, Bashar Assad, civil war, Iran, ISIS, Israel, NATO, Russia, Syria, Turkey, US, Vienna talks, Vladimir Putin
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So much for that apology – Turkey blows the cover of Israeli spy ring in Iran
David Ignatius at The Washington Post has reported on shocking news about a massive Israeli intelligence failure, courtesy of our “friends” the Turks. It appears that last year, Turkey, under PM Erdogan’s leadership, blew the cover of an Israeli spy … Continue reading
Posted in Defence and Military, International relations, Mideast news
Tagged espionage, Hakan Fidan, intelligence, Iran, Israel, Mossad, NATO, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, spy ring, Turkey
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We want our apology back
Most Israelis greeted Netanyahu’s apology to Turkey for “operational errors” in the Mavi Marmara episode with mixed feelings to say the least. After various op-eds and articles assured us that the apology was simply in order to enable relations with … Continue reading
Posted in International relations, Mideast news
Tagged Ahmet Davutoglu, apology, flotilla, Israel, Mavi Marmara, NATO, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, rejectionism, Turkey
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Turkey caught between a rock and a hard place
An interesting article in today’s Hurriyet Daily brings to our attention a very different angle to the Israel-Iran nuclear crisis, outside of the American and other international aspects: the condundrum in which Turkey will find itself if Israel carries out … Continue reading
Posted in International relations, Mideast news
Tagged Iran, Israeli strike, NATO, nuclear weapons, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey
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