Gaza flotilla raid

April 5, 2024 | |

Gaza Flotilla Plans Mid-April Sailing

A coalition of pro-Palestinian activist groups, including a Turkish charity outlawed by Israel, plans to send several ships to breach the Gaza Strip blockade in mid-April. The Freedom...

February 13, 2024 | |

Turkey-Based Organization Prepares to Send Flotilla to Gaza

An assembly of international organizations announced on February 10 that it seeks to break Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza by sending a flotilla of humanitarian aid. The assembly,...

November 29, 2023 | |

10 Things to Know About Hamas and Turkey

The terrorist organization Hamas receives significant funding, materiel, and political support from Turkey. For decades, Turkey and Israel enjoyed a productive partnership. However, since 2009, Turkish...

November 16, 2023 | Sinan Ciddi |

Turkey’s ‘Aid’ Organization Is a Front for Supporting Terrorism

Turkey’s premier aid organization, the Foundation for Human Rights and Freedoms (IHH), with strong links to the government, actively supports terrorist causes and should be designated as a Foreign (FTO)...

October 22, 2023 | Sinan Ciddi |

Erdogan’s Damning Response to the Hamas Attacks

Turkey’s president is widening the gulf between Ankara and her Western allies and partners.

October 12, 2023 | |

Erdogan Pushes for Another Hamas Flotilla

Turkey’s Ministry of Defense announced on October 12 that it plans to ship humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. While Ankara did not specify how the aid will be delivered, the move...

April 1, 2020 | Varsha Koduvayur, Philip Kowalski

Turkish Court Indicts Saudi Nationals in Khashoggi Murder

The Istanbul chief prosecutor indicted 20 Saudi nationals last week for the murder of prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, whose killing in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul sparked global outrage....

January 12, 2018 | |

Vienna police charge 3 men for waving Israeli flag at rally

The Vienna police are pursuing criminal charges against three pro-Israel activists for waving an Israeli flag in protest of antisemitic slogans at a demonstration against Jerusalem having been re...

June 12, 2017 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Germans Demonstrate Against Frankfurt Anti-Israel Event

An estimated 200 activists, including politicians from several German parties, protested on Friday near an anti-Israel conference in Frankfurt. The demonstrators, under the banner of &ld...

April 8, 2015 | Benjamin Weinthal |

The Iranian Nuclear Threat and Greek-Israeli Relations

Two items in the March 7 issue of The National Herald, an editorial, “Netanyahu’s Pyrrhic Victory” and an opinion piece, “A National Disgrace: Boehner Undermines the Presi...

August 20, 2014 | Jonathan Schanzer |

Lying Down With Dogs

Co-authored with Michael Argosh Israel's Shin Bet security service ...

October 15, 2012 | |

A Foreign Policy Without Principle or Prudence

After almost a week of exchanging fire with Syrian troops across its southern border, Turkey finds itself embroiled on another, albeit related, international front. Wednesday the Turkish air forc...

October 3, 2011 | Benjamin Weinthal Haaretz |

An Opportunity for an Apology

The United Nations issued a rare vindication for Israel this month, when it found that the naval blockade of Gaza does not violate international law. Now that the Palmer Report, which investigate...

September 19, 2011 | Lee Smith Tablet |

Smoke Signals

U.S. abandonment of the old Middle East order has led to provocations against Israel

July 8, 2011 | The Commentator |

Gaza Flotilla Flops

This year's anti-Israel hate fest at sea is being sunk by countries that once backed it.

June 1, 2011 | The Rosett Report |

Where They Really Need a Freedom Flotilla — Try Syria

As if there weren’t enough trouble in the world, it’s “Freedom Flotilla” season again in the Middle East. Self-declared “freedom activists” are again maneuveri...

May 16, 2011 |

Palestine’s German Friends

 The major media outlets reported this week that the German government and its fully-owned Deutsche Bahn railway company terminated participation in a long-planned Israeli rapid rail project...

April 12, 2011 | |

Boosting Israel’s Enemies

Only hours before German Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Berlin on Thursday, her government nailed a deal worth billions of Euros with the greatest...

April 8, 2011 | Weekly Standard |

Why Is Germany’s Angela Merkel Strengthening Enemies of Israel and the West?

Only hours before German chancellor Angela Merkel welcomed Israel prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Berlin on Thursday, her government did a deal worth billions with the greatest threat to Israe...

April 8, 2011 | Benjamin Weinthal Weekly Standard |

Why Is Germany’s Angela Merkel Strengthening Enemies of Israel and the West?

Only hours before German chancellor Angela Merkel welcomed Israel prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Berlin on Thursday, her government did a deal worth billions with the greatest threat to Isr...