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Allen S. Maller

Jul 8, 2018, 3:50 PM

Erdogan ignores Qur’an and purges more workers ahead of his swearing-in

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has dominated Turkish politics for 15 years, has now dismissed another 18,000 state workers, including soldiers, police and academics. A TV channel and another three newspapers have also been closed. Since the failed coup attempt two...

Jul 5, 2018, 9:15 PM

'I don't have time to talk to you'

Illustrative: Turkish mosaic lamps in an Istanbul bazaar. (iStock)

Have Turkey's warm welcomes been warped by years of Erdogan’s calculated mix of hate and financial success?

Jul 4, 2018, 11:20 PM

The Caliph and the Sultan

The American famed fighter for the freedom of his people, Martin Luther King, had a dream. And eventually, his dream came true, largely because it was the right kind of dream meant to free people from racial bigotry and...

Jun 30, 2018, 2:37 PM

Briefness on the Israeli/Turkey Relationship

Israel and Turkish diplomatic, economic, and military ties are important points to understand in correlation with what is going on in the Middle East big picture. Turkey has historically been a "mild" presence towards Israel compared to other countries...

Jun 28, 2018, 4:04 PM

Historical Truth Should not be a Political Bargaining Chip

It seems that negotiations with Israel and pressure from international organizations have paid off: Poland is “softening” its sixth-month old “Holocaust Law”, which criminalizes accusing the Polish nation of complicity in the Nazi crimes, mainly by tossing out the...

Irina Tsukerman

Jun 21, 2018, 12:50 PM

The Qatar Controversy and the Jewish Community: What Made It Possible?

After months of turmoil and bitter disputes over the roles of various Jewish community leaders visiting Doha on what appeared to be several free propaganda trips, the story has once again picked up steam in light of several new...

Jun 20, 2018, 7:22 PM

Between the Cross and the Crescent

The Protestant Christian pastors in Islamic Turkey have raised voices in protest against the government’s persecution and oppression of Christians. It is 1915 once again, minus the Turkish genocide of Christians. Erdogan, the dictatorial leader of the Turkish nation, has...

Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden

Jun 20, 2018, 3:57 AM

The little ugly Zionism

Once upon a time, there was a very ugly lady. It's not nice to say but she really looked not so hot. No one liked her in any way whatsoever. At least, that's how it seemed. One day, however, it...

Jun 7, 2018, 7:47 AM

Stop the F-35 to Turkey

NATO's Timidity Jens Stoltenberg, the Norwegian secretary general of NATO, has clarified -- for any who harbored any lingering doubt - that if Iran were to attack Israel, NATO's "security guarantee" does not apply to the Jewish State. "This is not...

Dmitri Shufutinsky

Jun 6, 2018, 8:20 PM

Game of Thrones: An Allegory for the Middle East?

Much has been made of the hit HBO television show, “Game of Thrones,” being based off of medieval European history. Indeed, some suggest that the Lannisters and Starks are based off of the Lancaster and York Houses from the...

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