Turkey reportedly closes airspace to Israel
Turkey’s prime minister said his country has closed its airspace to Israeli planes. More ▸
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Turkish military officers training in Israel
By Marcy OsterTurkish military officers are in Israel to train to operate Israeli military technology, despite a breakdown in relations between the two countries. More ▸
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Turkey suspends bilateral agreements with Israel
Turkey’s prime minister has shelved 16 bilateral agreements with Israel, Turkey’s daily Zaman reported. More ▸
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Biden meets with Chabad group
By Ron KampeasChabad emissaries convening in Washington met with Vice President Joe Biden. More ▸
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Turkish group ready for new flotilla
By Marcy OsterA Turkish humanitarian group that purportedly has ties to terrorism said it will send another flotilla to break the Gaza blockade. More ▸
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ADL, B’nai B’rith boycott Turkey meeting
By Ron KampeasAt least two Jewish groups are boycotting a meeting requested by Turkey’s ruling party. More ▸
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U.S. Jews, though reeling, look to preserve Turkish ties
By Ron KampeasU.S. Jewish leaders talk in pained, hushed tones about the “red lines” that Turkey has crossed in its relationship with Israel. Still, the fragile consensus emerging from the establishment Jewish organizational leadership is that the relationship it has cultivated over the decades with Turkey is worth preserving — at least for now. More ▸
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Reid-McConnell letter: Consider IHH for terror list
By Ron KampeasLeaders of both parties in the U.S. Senate are urging President Obama to consider placing the Turkish charity involved in the Gaza flotilla incident on a terrorism list. More ▸
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Israeli sarcasm, building bike trails, avoiding Turkey
By Marcy OsterThe rabbi that’s one in a hundred, Israelis shun Turkey tourism and thin isn’t in. More ▸
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Turks must apologize for WWI murders
By JTA MailmanTo the Editor: Re "Jewish Democrats target Kucinich letter": The death of nine people during the raid is tragic, but it does not compare to the Turks murdering 1.5 million Armenians during World War I — something for which they have neither taken responsibility or apologized. When are the Turks going to take responsibility and… More ▸
