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Islamist vandals last night attempted to attack Israel Consulate in İstanbul; destroyed a 30-year-old statue instead…

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  VIDEO: Turkish police fire tear gas to disperse anti-Israel protesters Turkish deputies rallied for Gaza, before protesters pelted Israeli missions in Ankara and Istanbul with stones 20,000 Gazans in UN Shelters as Israel Launches Ground Invasion Israel launched a massive military offensive on Thursday, sending thousands of troops into Gaza   Turkey condemns Israel’s ground invasion of … Read more

Using Israel’s Gaza assault as a pretext, IHH president threatens Jewish communities in Turkey

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IHH head Bülent Yıldırım tonight at a pro-government TV channel said as summed up above in pro-gov’t Yeni Şafak‘s Twitter message: “Israel’s spoiled attitude might finish Jewish communities in Turkey. Otherwise worse will happen…  Israel’s Deadly Gambits    Slate Articles by Fred Kaplan Israeli ground troops are moving into Gaza. From a purely tactical and short-term view, it makes … Read more

Erdoğan says Israel-Turkey ties will not normalize unless Gaza assault stops while Turkey allegedly supports ISIS….

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Israel-Turkey ties will not normalize unless Gaza assault stops, says PM Erdoğan Turkish PM Erdoğan said ties with Israel would not return to normal unless the Netanyahu government ceased its deadly offensive on the Gaza Strip ” La priorité turque “ 1  Sud Ouest (France) Jeudi 10 juillet 2014, p. 4 Recueilli par Christophe Lucet Hakki Akil, … Read more

Turkey, Israel content with the first round of talks.. Erdoğan upset with Kerry’s remarks on Gaza trip…

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Turkey Criticizes Kerry Over Request to Postpone Visit to Gaza from NYT > Turkey by By SEBNEM ARSU A spokesman for Turkey?s government said it had been arrogant of Secretary of State John Kerry to suggest that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan postpone a trip to the Gaza Strip.   Erdoğan can go to Gaza … Read more

Israeli, Turkish delegations starts talks on compensation… Mr. Erdoğan seems to refuse Gaza trip recommendation by Kerry…

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Israeli, Turkish delegations start talks on compensation for killing of 9 Turks from Hurriyet Daily News An Israeli delegation arrived in Turkey today for talks with Turkish officials concerning the compensation to be paid..   Israel, Turkey Discuss Flotilla Compensation from Yahoo news Israel, Turkey discuss compensation for flotilla raid victims in key step for … Read more

Delay at the German neo-Nazi murder trial… Turkey’s Erdogan to visit Gaza in May… A FP roundup…

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German neo-Nazi murder trial delayed after media access ruling from Hurriyet Daily News The start of the most high-profile neo-Nazi murder trial in German history has been postponed.   Turkey’s Erdogan to visit Gaza in May from Yahoo news Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday announced plans to visit Gaza at the end … Read more

Erdoğan to be in US, Kerry to be in Turkey soon. A FP roundup…

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Turkish PM Erdoğan set to embark on US visit on May 16 from Hurriyet Daily News Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan?s long-expected meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama will take place on May 16… European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton (L) meets with Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara April 3, 2013, in … Read more

Cyberculture roundup: EFF: “Governments Still Present Biggest Threat to Open Internet”…Digital Battles continue over Gaza…

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  Some Things Never Change: Governments Still Present Biggest Threat to Open Internet from EFF.org Updates by Jillian C. York Some things change, but others stay the same. While the types of threats facing Internet users worldwide have diversified over the past few years, from targeted malware to distributed denial of service attacks, one thing … Read more

Cyberculture roundup: Anonymous vs. Israel, Facebook News Feed and more…

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Social Media, Internet Shutdowns are the Latest Weapons in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict from EFF.org Updates by Eva Galperin Days ago the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) launched Operation Pillar of Defense, its latest military operation against Hamas in Gaza, firing over one hundred rockets into the Gaza Strip in response to rockets targeting Israel. The attacks … Read more

IDF vs. Hamas struggle storified by Al Jazeera Stream

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  Battleground Twitter Palestinian women #OccupyBeitEl   Gaza under attack

IDF vs. Hamas. Now on Twitter and all social media platforms…

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Real-time war in the age of Twitter, a short look at the front lines from The Next Web by Alex Wilhelm Israel live-tweets Gaza offensive from Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin Brian Fung at the Atlantic writes: “Over the past six hours, Israel’s military has been hammering Gaza with a barrage of missiles. The IDF’s … Read more

on Jan.10 French Senate to vote on Armenian genocide bill… while Algerians oppose Turkey’s use of Algerian massacres against France…

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French Senate to vote on genocide from BBC News | Europe | World Edition The French Senate is to vote this month on a bill making it illegal to deny that the mass killing of Armenians was genocide, reports say.   France sets date to vote ?genocide? bill from Hurriyet Daily News Presidential Board of … Read more

the Second flotilla to Gaza may look like a domestic election stunt… A foreign policy roundup…

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  Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, seen here in 2011, has warned Israel against another act of bloodshed in international waters after activists announced plans to send a new aid flotilla to the blockaded Gaza Strip.(AFP/File/Ferenc Isza)   Turk is favourite to take over at IMF by Graeme Wearden Kemal Derviş heads the list at … Read more

R.I.P. Vittoria Arrigoni murdered in Gaza

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I am sure not Mr. Arrigoni but his murderers will go to hell… Mr Arrigoni was filmed in 2008 arriving in Gaza on a boat which broke Israel’s blockade: Italian activist found dead in Gaza after abduction

Busy Thursday: Turkey helps free the Guardian journalist in Libya, diplomatically steps in Bahrain…

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  Turkey steps in to calm Bahrain spat from Hurriyet Dailynews Turkey has submitted a set of proposals in an effort to soothe tensions in crisis-hit Bahrain.   Turkey helps free Guardian journalist in Libya from World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk Ghaith Abdul-Ahad released from Libyan prison after Turkish government and foreign ministry joined negotiations … Read more