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Chag Atzma’ut Same’ach! Happy 68th Independence Day Israel!

Posted on 11 May 2016 by

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 →

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Who is fighting whom in Syria? Israel watches cautiously from the sidelines

Posted on 10 December 2015 by

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 →

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Who’s fighting whom in Syria?

Posted on 2 November 2015 by

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 →

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So much for that apology – Turkey blows the cover of Israeli spy ring in Iran

Posted on 17 October 2013 by

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 →

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We want our apology back

Posted on 14 April 2013 by

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 →

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Turkey caught between a rock and a hard place

Posted on 4 September 2012 by

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 →

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