Tag Archives: Turkey

Turkish incitement and Jordanian chutzpah

Posted on 14 May 2017 by

We Jews are losing our ownership of the term “chutzpah”. Where the Jews used it as a survival mechanism or in a humorous way in order to relieve their  bleak oppression in the Diaspora, the Arabs have refined it in … Continue reading →

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Is Erdogan going to help Geert Wilders get elected in Holland?

Posted on 15 March 2017 by

While we were out celebrating Purim, a different kind of “nahafoch hu” – a topsy turvy event – was occurring in Holland. It all started when Turkish President, in his bid to turn himself into a modern-day Sultan, has been … Continue reading →

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Wave of terrorism strikes Europe

Posted on 20 December 2016 by

Just when we thought it was safe to go back in the water… A string of attacks took place this evening across Europe. First, in a shocking incident, the Russian Ambassador to Turkey was murdered on live TV as he … Continue reading →

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How children are treated in the Middle East: compare and contrast

Posted on 25 August 2016 by

In recent days there were some wonderful stories and some horrific stories concerning children, emanating from the Middle East. The bad news first: A suicide bomber blew himself up in the midst of a wedding party in Gazientep, Turkey, killing … Continue reading →

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The world’s gone mad – attacks all over Europe and beyond

Posted on 26 July 2016 by

It has come to the situation where you wake up in the morning and are scared to turn on the news for fear of hearing about yet another ISIS-inspired atrocity, a mass shooting, hostage taking or worse. Europe is under … Continue reading →

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Attempted coup in Turkey – implications and aftermath

Posted on 18 July 2016 by

In the last 48 hours or so the world has gone madder than ever. Following the ISIS-inspired terrorist atrocity in Nice, we watched in shock and amazement as an attempted coup in Turkey unfolded (see the timeline at the link) … Continue reading →

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