Turkey’s acting chief of defense has declared “the time of military coups and juntas [in Turkey] is over,” after a foiled uprising of soldiers attempted to take control of the country, Turkish broadcaster TV24 reported. A military faction calling itself the “Council for Peace in the Country” declared it had control over Turkey, after soldiers […]
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Middle East, USABerlin (dpa) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan once regarded Fethullah Gulen as an ally in his effort to cement power, then as a rival, and now as a mortal enemy set on ousting him through a military coup. Their relationship can hardly get worse after the coup that Turkish forces seem to have fought back
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Middle East, USAIstanbul (dpa) – An attempted coup in Turkey was fended off by government forces, authorities said, but reports of fighting and explosions continued in the early hours of Saturday in Ankara and Istanbul. Thirteen soldiers were arrested near the presidential palace in Ankara, and another 50 in Istanbul, in connection with the coup attempt, broadcaster
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Middle EastBy Bruce Abramson and Jeff Ballabon, TABLET The American Israel Public Affairs Committee is “the most important organization affecting America’s relationship with Israel.” At least, the New York Times once described it as such. AIPAC proudly shares the accolade with anyone who peruses its website, and few if any sources seem to disagree. AIPAC claims
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Middle East, USAThe Turkish Military said it has taken over the country from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The military said it would honor all existing foreign relations and that the rule of law must remain. The military has also taken over the State Broadcasting service and has declared Turkey “is now run by Peace Council,” which will
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Middle EastAfter years of wrangling with critics, Congress on Friday released 28 newly declassified pages from the 9/11 Commission report, regarding Saudi Arabia’s possible role in the attacks. Lawmakers, including former Senator Bob Graham of Florida, as well as the families of 9/11 victims, had long called for the release. According to The New York Times,
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Middle East, USAMK Hanin Zoabi (Joint List), known for her anti-Israel statements, is at it again, and is clarifying that she views sovereign Israeli territory as “occupied” Palestinian territory. In an interview on Thursday with Hamas’s Palestine newspaper, Zoabi said that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s threat to expel her from the Knesset is “an attempt to deter
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Middle EastFrance faced a painful morning on Friday, after 84 people were murdered in the worst vehicular terror attack in history. A 31-year-old Muslim terrorist used his truck to run over hundreds of people out celebrating the French independence day. Eighty-four of the victims were killed, including dozens of children, and over a hundred wounded. The
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International, Middle EastTwo Jewish sisters said missing following Bastille Day terror attack (JNS.org) Two elderly Jewish sisters were among the missing following the Bastille Day terror attack in France that killed 84 people, according Magen David Adom representative in Nice, France Bruno Israel Lellouche. Lellouche, who was out to dinner with his wife on the evening of
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International, Middle East, USAIsrael slams UNESCO’s plan to declare Temple Mount ‘Muslim’ (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Israel on Thursday was outraged to learn that the U.N.’s heritage body was planning to adopt a resolution declaring the Temple Mount sacred to “Muslims only.” The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) 21-member World Heritage Committee is set to
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Middle EastBy Joe Spier JERUSALEM– As I walk the grounds of Yad Vashem, I approach the Avenue of the Righteous Gentiles. At the entrance stand three plaques placed in an honored position. Raul Wallenberg, whose exploits in saving over 100,000 Jewish lives are well known, Irena Sendler, not so well known, saved 2,500 Jewish children from the
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International, Jewish History, Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — The New Middle East isn’t the spread of equality, women’s rights, and democracy dreamed and promoted by Barack Obama, Thomas Friedman, and other politically correct westerners. It is, rather, a confused jumble of deadly conflicts among Muslims, shifting postures toward Israel, and a lack of symmetry between what is said
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East(AFP) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Thursday he has never faced pressure from Russia to step aside, as US Secretary of State John Kerry headed to Moscow seeking to revive stalled peace efforts. Speaking to NBC News in Damascus, Assad insisted his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had never raised the
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International, Middle EastWASHINGTON, D.C. — President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry each issued statements Thursday on the one-year anniversary of the nuclear agreement between Iran and the P5+1 power. The President issued the following statement from the White House: “Today marks one year since the conclusion of the Iran nuclear deal—known as the Joint Comprehensive
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