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| December 5, 2012
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Double trouble in Syrian: WMDs with jihadis on Israel’s border

Israel may take part in a joint military operation against the weapons of mass destruction, along with the armed forces from the US, Turkey & Jordan

Israeli intel: Assad is only in power due to the Syrian Air Force, but even this power is being eroded as rebels bring down more & more helicopters & fighter-jets.

Foreign jihadis massing along Golan border.

By Yoni Hirsch, Shlomo Cesana, Daniel Siryoti & News Agencies

 

There is growing concern in Israel that the faltering regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will use its stockpiles of chemical weapons as a last resort. According to a report in The Times of London and Maariv, Israel would take part in a joint military effort against the weapons of mass destruction, together with armed forces from the U.S.,

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| December 5, 2012
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NATO Agrees to Turkey’s request of Patriot Deployment

NATO approves Turkey’s request to deploy US-made Patriot missiles along their border with Syria.

By Elad Benari

 

NATO on Tuesday agreed to deploy Patriot missiles along the border of member state Turkey as requested by Ankara to help it defend its territory against threats from Syria, AFP reports.

Patriot missile

Patriot missiles – AFP photo

“NATO has agreed to augment Turkey’s air defense capabilities in order to defend the population and territory of Turkey and to contribute to the de-escalation of the crisis along the alliance’s border,” a statement quoted by AFP said.

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| November 28, 2012
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Hamas leader Mashaal plans to visit Gaza with Turkey’s Erdogan next week

Turkish PM says Hamas leader invited him to visit Gaza visit after previously planned trips were cancelled.

Egypt also gives preliminary approval for Iranian Foreign Minister to visit Gaza.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that he plans to visit Gaza next week, Turkish paper Today’s Zaman reported.

Erdogan said he was invited to join Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal’s visit to Gaza on December 5, Today’s Zaman reported.

Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan - Photo: REUTERS

Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan – Photo: REUTERS

The Turkish prime minister has expressed willingness to visit Gaza several times in the past. Earlier this month, Erdogan told reporters he plans to visit Gaza soon, and that Turkish officials are conducting talks with officials in the Strip in order to make the trip happen, according to Today’s Zaman.

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| November 25, 2012
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Iran, Syria and Russia Object Placement of NATO Missiles on Turkish-Syrian Border

Moscow, a heavy benefactor of Damascus joined Iran in opposing the deployment of the NATO Patriot missile battery,  which called the Turkish request “provocative.”

By Chana Ya’ar

 

Iran is doing everything it can to fight the placement of Patriot defense missiles along the Turkish-Syrian border. So is Syria, Iran’s beneficiary, backed by Russia, its other benefactor.

Turkey, a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has requested deployment of the Patriot anti-missile defense system. Ankara has been looking for ways to beef up defenses along Turkey’s 900-kilometer (560-mile) border with Syria.

The request came during talks over how best to prevent further spillover from the ever-intensifying civil war between the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and opposition forces. Continue Reading »

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| November 18, 2012
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Cries From Turkey: ‘Rocket Attacks Pointless’

Turkish Islamic scholar urges Gaza terrorist groups on his television show to stop the rocket fire.

Also message of Peace from Turkish TV, hosted by Aylin Kocaman.

By Chana Ya’ar

 

Turkish Islamic scholar Adnan Oktar is urging Gaza terrorist groups on his A9TV satellite television talk show to stop the rocket fire and instead focus on calling for the Messiah.

Islamic scholar Adnan Oktar

Islamic scholar Adnan Oktar
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Oktar, based in Istanbul, is known for hosting colleagues of various other faiths, including numerous rabbis from Israel, Europe and the United States. He is active in interfaith affairs and has studied Judaic and Christian texts in addition to those of his own Muslim faith, a point for which radical Islamists have often vilified him — and sometimes even threatened him — around the world. Continue Reading »

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| November 17, 2012
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Egypt to host Turkey, Qatar & Hamas on Gaza predicament.

4-way meeting on Gaza to take place in Cairo at Morsi’s invitation.

By REUTERS

 

CAIRO – Egypt’s president will hold four-way talks with the Qatari emir, the prime minister of Turkey and Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal in Cairo on Saturday to discuss the Gaza crisis, a presidential source said.

MOHAMED MORSI, center, prays at Al-Azhar mosque in - Photo: REUTERS

MOHAMED MORSI, center, prays at Al-Azhar mosque in – Photo: REUTERS

Egypt has been working to reinstate a truce between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, after an informal truce brokered by Cairo broke down.

Israel launched  Operation Pillar of Defense on Wednesday with the declared aim of deterring Hamas from launching cross-border rocket salvos that have plagued southern Israel for years. Continue Reading »

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| October 22, 2012
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Turkey rejected an Israeli call to discuss Syria, reports Ankara

According to Turkish reports, Ankara rejected Foreign Ministry’s invitation ‘to set differences aside,’ begin dialogue about Mideast developments.

Jerusalem denies extending such overtures

By Attila Somfalvi

 

Ankara has rejected an invitation extended by Israel‘s Foreign Ministry to hold talks on the crisis in Syria, news media in Turkey reported Monday.

Erdogan and Morsi in Ankara - AP - Sept. 30, 2012

Erdogan and Morsi in Ankara – Photo: AP

According to the reports, Deputy Director General of the Foreign Ministry Pinhas Avivi told Turkish journalists in Jerusalem that Israel and Turkey should put their discord aside to discuss the escalating violence in Syria, which he warned could affect both countries. Continue Reading »

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| October 6, 2012
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Families of Mavi Marmara victims file lawsuit against Israel

33 relatives of the 9 Turkish activists that were killed during the 2010 IDF raid on the Gaza-bound flotilla file a $5 million compensation lawsuit against Israel.

By Ynet

 

Some 33 relatives of the Turkish activists, who were killed in an Israeli raid on the Mavi Marmara flotilla to Gaza in 2010, have filed a lawsuit against Israel seeking compensation for their losses, Hürriyet Daily Newspaper reported Saturday.

Archive photo of Marmara flotilla from May 2012 – Photo: AP

The families of Furkan Doğan, Cevdet Kılıçlar and Necdet Yıldırım, who were killed in the attack, filed a petition against Israel seeking financial and moral compensation, along with 30 other people who have suffered due to the attack. Continue Reading »

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| October 5, 2012
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Erdogan: Turkey’s not seeking war with Syria

Prime Minister  Erdogan says Turkey wants peace, shortly after the parliament authorized military operations against Syria.

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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday that his country does not want war with Syria but that it is determined to protect its borders and people.

Erdogan was speaking at a news conference held hours after Turkey’s parliament approved a bill authorizing military operations against Syria.

Earlier Thursday, Turkey fired on targets in Syria for a second day following a Syrian shelling that killed five civilians in a Turkish border town.

חמישה אזרחים טורקים נהרגו מהירי הסורי (צילום: AFP)

Aftermath of Syrian strike – Photo: AFP

Erdogan suggested the Syrian shelling was not accidental, saying that such shells had fallen on Turkish territory on seven previous occasions since the civil war began there. Continue Reading »

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| September 30, 2012
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Both Egypt & Turkey pledge support for Palestinian cause & denounce Syrian regime

Erdogan says Turkey determined to speak out against Israel’s ‘state terrorism’ and Egypt’s new president & Turkish PM call on China, Russia & Iran to stop backing Assad regime.

Turkey and Egypt sought to boost their alliance in a turbulent region on Sunday, unleashing harsh criticism of the Syrian regime and pledging joint support for the Palestinian cause.

Erdogan and Morsi in Ankara - AP - Sept. 30, 2012

In this photo provided by Turkish Prime Minister’s Press Service,Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi in Ankara, Sept. 30, 2012. – Photo by AP

Egypt’s new president, Mohammed Morsi, addressed a major congress of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party, amid signs that a partnership between their two countries is emerging, and said they both plan to stand by Palestinians and the Syrian people. Continue Reading »

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| September 29, 2012
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Acting on Russian intel, Report accuses Syrian forces murdered pilots of downed Turkey jet

Al Arabiya cites Syrian documents described how following Russian ‘guidance and information’, Assad’s forces seized & killed Turkish crew members 

 

The crew members of a Turkish fighter jet that crashed into the Mediterranean earlier this year survived the impact, only to be later killed by Syria forces following intelligence provided by Russia, the Al Arabiya network reported on Saturday, citing leaked confidential Syrian documents.

A Turkish Air Force F-4 war plane fires during a military exercise in Izmir, in this May 26, 2010.

A Turkish Air Force F-4 war plane fires during a military exercise in Izmir, in this May 26, 2010. – Photo by Reuters

Al Arabiya’s report came amid months of speculation concerning the June 22 incident, involved the suspected downing of Turkish F-4 reconnaissance jet. Continue Reading »

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| September 19, 2012
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The Israeli who saved a Turkish mountaineer’s life plants Israel’s flag on Mt. Kazbek

Nadav Ben Yehuda, who, on  Mt. Everest saved an injured Turkish climber instead of moving on to become the youngest Israeli to reach the peak, scales Mt. Kazbek in Georgia & plants a flag there that he received from President Shimon Peres.

Yori Yalon

 

Israeli mountain climber Nadav Ben Yehuda, who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Honor in June for saving an injured Turkish climber on Mt. Everest instead of pushing ahead and becoming the youngest Israeli to reach the peak, has scaled the Kazbek mountain in Georgia over the weekend and planted an Israeli flag there that was given to him by President Shimon Peres.

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| July 19, 2012
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Anonymous Invades Turkish Police and other Intelligence Websites

Int’l hacking organization ‘Anonymous’ on Thursday crashed websites belonging to the Turkish police & intelligence.

By Rachel Hirshfeld

 

International hacking organization Anonymous crashed websites belonging to the Turkish police and intelligence Thursday in a show of support for the socialist RedHack group, Hurriyet daily news reported.

Websites

Websites
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The website www.egm.gov.tr, which belongs to the Turkish Police Directorate, was rendered inaccessible, while the website of Turkey’s National Intelligence Agency (MİT), www.mit.gov.tr, could be accessed but subpages could not load.

RedHack announced on its Twitter account that Anonymous had taken down the websites to support the socialist group, which was identified as a terrorist organization by authorities after it hacked into the Turkish Foreign Ministry servers, revealing the identities of foreign diplomatic personnel working in Turkey. Continue Reading »

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| July 14, 2012
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Turkish military now tries to downplay speculation over jet downed by Syria

Speculation in Turkey has been mounting since their armed forces released a written statement on Wednesday that appeared to contradict all previous official accounts of the June 22 incident.

By Reuters

 

 

The Turkish military on Friday tried to damp down speculation about the loss of one of its warplanes last month, repeating its assertion the jet was shot down by Syria and by something other than anti-aircraft fire.

Speculation in Turkey has been mounting since the armed forces released a written statement on Wednesday that appeared to contradict previous official accounts of the June 22 incident and suggested the military may be revising its initial stance. Continue Reading »

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| June 15, 2012
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Report: Turkey probes IHH head for ties to al-Qaida

The head of the organization that sponsored the ill-fated 2010 flotilla to the Gaza Strip is being investigated for allegedly financing al-Qaida through his organization • Bulent Yildirim is being probed by a specially authorized Istanbul prosecutor.

By Israel Hayom Staff

 

The head of the Turkish organization that sponsored the 2010 flotilla to the Gaza Strip is being investigated for allegedly financing al-Qaida through his organization, the Turkish daily Haberturk reported on Friday.

Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) President Bulent Yildirim is being investigated by a specially authorized prosecutor in Istanbul over allegations of “providing financial aid to al-Qaida via his foundation” in absolute secrecy, without official numbering and identification, Haberturk reported.

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