Category Archives: Turkey

Turkish PM raises Mavi Marmara at White House press conf, calls grow for Obama to investigate killing of Furkan Doğan

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Adam Horowitz

Yesterday, President Obama held a joint press conference with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Although the focus was on Syria, and the myriad scandals overtaking the White House in the past week, Israel/Palestine came up as well.

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Exile and the Prophetic: Triaging Palestine

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Marc H. Ellis

I have argued for years that Israel’s only route for integration into the Middle East is through Palestinians. Without a just resolution of the Palestinian issue, Israel will forever be isolated, turning to the West for support and living in its “dangerous neighborhood” as a militarized pariah. Contra my argument, what if Israel’s way into the Middle East is through its military dominance and becoming a significant cooperative player in the “stabilization” of the Middle East – without a real Palestinian state?

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Reports of Turkish-Israeli rapprochement may be premature

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Richard Lightbown

Suggestions of a rapprochement between Turkey and Israel following Benjamin Netanyahu’s apology “for any error that may have led to loss of life” during Israel’s raid on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla now appear to have been somewhat premature. Although Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu said on 25 March that Turkey’s main demands had been met,more recent reports tell of growing Turkish dissatisfaction with the deal.

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Documents reveal how US let Israel off the hook over ‘execution’ of American Furkan Dogan

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Alex Kane

In May 2010, 18-year-old American citizen Furkan Dogan (above) was shot at point-blank range by Israeli naval commandos as he was standing on the deck of a ship and filming the violent raid on the flotilla to Gaza. The Center for Constitutional Rights has published materials acquired through the Freedom of Information Act which document the U.S. government’s actions in the aftermath of the flotilla attack. They provide compelling evidence of how the U.S. government abandoned one of its own citizens who was killed by the Israeli military.

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Netanyahu meeting with foreign diplomats to ‘prepare international public opinion for an Israeli operation in Gaza’

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Today in Palestine

Large Scale Israeli Offensive On Gaza Likely Israeli daily, Haaretz, reported that the office of Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is preparing the international public opinion for a large-scale military offensive against the Gaza Strip, adding that it seems that … Continue reading →

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US silent as thousands go on hunger strike in Turkey for Kurdish political rights

Posted on November 10, 2012 by Feride Eralp

Seven hundred Kurdish political prisoners have been on hunger strike in Turkey for the past 60 days and many are now in critical condition. However, their efforts were given a boost in the last week. 10,000 people decided to join the hunger strike following a November 5th statement by Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and his AKP government that ignored all the demands of the hunger strike, denied its existence and then alleged that it was only a bunch of hoodlums.

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Sabra and Shatila, 30 years later

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Today in Palestine

Sabra & Shatila massacre of Palestinians Eyewitness Robert Fisk & Odd Karsten Tveit Sabra and Shatila, 30 years later   Sabra and Shatila: Thirty Years On On the 30th anniversary of the Sabra and Shatila massacre in which hundreds of … Continue reading →

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38 and counting: Al Araqib asks Guinness for record of most demolitions carried out by Israel

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Today in Palestine

Palestinian villagers demand Guinness entry for demolition record  Residents of an Arab village in Israel demanded entry into Guinness World Records for breaking a record in the number of demolitions carried out by Israeli authorities.  The Bedouin village of al-Araqeeb, … Continue reading →

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Between 1967 and 1994, Israel revoked the residency rights of 250,000 Palestinians

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Today in Palestine

Ethnic Cleansing / Land and Resource Theft & Destruction / Refugees & Occupation Israel admits it revoked residency rights of quarter million Palestinians since 1967 Many of those prevented from returning were students or young professionals, working aboard to support … Continue reading →

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11-year-old seized from playground by undercover officers is now ‘under investigation’

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Today in Palestine

What more do you need to understand about the situation in Palestine?

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Palestinian families forced to demolish their own homes

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Today in Palestine

WAFA: The Israeli authorities Tuesday forced four Palestinian families to demolish with their own hands their homes in Wadi al-Maleh area in the northern part of the occupied Jordan Valley as a prelude to evacuate the area from its Palestinian residents, according to a local activist.

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Gaza remembers the ‘Mavi Marmara’

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Talgha Bendie

The nine Turks killed aboard the relief ship trying to bring supplies to Gaza 2 years ago are remembered by those they sought to help

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9th grade Palestinian boy arrested at 3:45 am, soldier leans close and whispers ‘F*ck your mother’ as they haul him off

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Today in Palestine

A Silwan Story: Palestinian Child Arrested, Abused by Israeli Authorities and Barred From Finishing 9th Grade

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A flurry of attacks against Palestinian women, students and children

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Today in Palestine

Land / Property and Resource Theft / Ethnic Cleansing / Restriction of Movement Israeli gov’t funds new settlement project  Ramallah, May 29 (Petra) — Israel’s municipality of Jerusalem and the Ministry of Tourism will jointly earmark more than $4 million … Continue reading →

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Senate fight today over the number of Palestinian refugees

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Today in Palestine

Senate fight today over Palestinian ‘refugees’ Thirty U.S. senators will vote today over whether there really are 5 million Palestinian “refugees” or just around 30,000 — a hot-button issue that has already become the subject of a vigorous international debate involving … Continue reading →

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Palestinian Authority and Israel on an arresting spree, children and activists detained

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Today in Palestine

Detainees and Other Prisoner News Palestinians arrest 10 Islamic Jihad members Palestinian security forces arrested 10 members of the Islamic Jihad in the Jenin refugee camp on Monday, a local leader of the radical movement said. link to news.yahoo.com Islamic … Continue reading →

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Daily escalations in Occupied Palestine

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Today in Palestine

Eight Palestinian farmers are injured in an unprovoked attack

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Israeli officer threatens to rape Palestinian activists in custody (if this happened in Syria it would be headline news)

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Today in Palestine

Israel faces major West Bank uprising over hunger strikers

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Video: Israeli soldiers arrest three children in West Bank raid

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Today in Palestine

A video shows heavily-armed Israeli soldiers seizing three children from their home in the middle of the night in the West Bank village of Beit Ommar

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The children of Kufr Qadum: “You arrested our fathers, so we lead the demonstration today”

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Today in Palestine

After Israeli army nightly incursion into Kufr Qadum accompanied by massive arrest of villagers , the children of the village have come out in protest with a message to the occupying army and the world: “You Arrested Our Fathers, So We Lead the Demonstration Today”. The weekly demonstration has again been brutally suppressed by the army, who blacked all entrances to the village, took hold of a home, made use of the “Skunk”, and fired the usual dose of teargas and shock rounds.

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Video: Israeli military violently evicts Palestinians, internationals from Hebron house

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Today in Palestine

Two days ago the Israeli military raided a house in Hebron’s old city, evicting Palestinian and international activists who hoped to prevent it from being taken over by settlers.

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The Israel/Palestine conflict will be resolved when Arab countries kick the U.S. out of the region

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Bruce Wolman

Continued US involvement in the ‘peace process’ will only dampen the Israel-Palestine conflict or cover for more Israeli settlement. Not till the Gulf states tell the U.S. to get lost will the power balance in the region change and the conflict be resolved

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Settlers take over house in Hebron, PA detains owner

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Today in Palestine

Several dozen settlers move into property located near Cave of Patriarchs; say they have legal ownership. Palestinian owner detained by PA police.

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UPDATE: Hamas, family misled AP reporter on death of five month old child

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Today in Palestine

A seven-month-old baby in Gaza died on Friday evening after medical equipment he was connected to switched off as a result of a power cut, a Hamas-affiliated TV channel said. Gaza medical spokesman Adham Abu Salmiya confirmed the incident, adding that the infant was born with respiratory problems and doctors had recommended the use of mechanical breathing apparatus to be used at home.

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Are solar panels an existential threat to Israel too?

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Today in Palestine

Israel is planning to demolish ‘illegal’ solar panels that are the only source of electricity for Palestinians in West Bank villages.

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