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Turkey’s neo-Ottoman ambitions: Erdogan, Hamas, and threats to Israel - opinion

Last week, we learned from US Vice President JD Vance that the Trump Administration considers Turkey eligible to receive F-35 fighter jets. It is reviewing how Turkey can legally get the fighter jets

Syria's newly appointed president for a transitional phase Ahmed al-Shaara meets with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, February 4, 2025.
 U.S. President Donald Trump and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan gesture as they pose for a photo, at a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a U.S.-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025.

Turkey's Erdogan is waging war on the West and Israel - NATO must not ignore it - opinion

The restored western face of the Parthenon, Greece, July 2, 2026.

After 200 years in ruin: Greece unveils complete restoration of Parthenon's western pediment

Members of the Armenian community in Jaffa perform a pray during a memorial service held to mark the 106th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, at the Armenian Church of Saint Nicholas, in Jaffa, April 24, 2021.

Israel officially recognizes Armenian Genocide after decades of diplomatic friction - analysis


Grapevine: Happy birthday, Alice

The German-born Shalvi spent much of her youth in England and graduated from Cambridge University with a BA in English literature.

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In disputed Sussiya, old Ottoman law still casts a shadow over the land

Ottoman law continues to influence court decisions, as the state neglects to act on land disputes.

A man sits with his family inside their tent in Sussiya

Diamonds in the rough

The newly restored Turkish Bazaar and Turkish bath Hamam Ghattas in Acre's Old City offer visitors a unique boutique experience.

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No magic Syrian solution

The background to Turkey’s current dilemmas with Damascus can be traced back to the ruins of the Ottoman Empire

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His Story/Her Story: 16th-century gossip

Rabbis living in the Ottoman Empire seemed to be extremely concerned about the moral fiber of their communities.

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From ‘mosque’ to museum

A mosaic of rich Ottoman and British history tells Beersheba’s story

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Time to apply Israeli law over Judea and Samaria

An official government decision to adopt the Levy Report will require a significant struggle to change the rules of the game.

view of the west bank

It’s all relative

Etty Lev’s exhibition of paintings ‘Unexpected Encounters’ records her early memories and acts as a sort of family album.

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Armenians mark genocide remembrance day

MK Eldad: Turkey can’t extort Israel not to recognize massacre since we have no relationship.

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Israeli history photo of the week: The new gate

JPost special feature: A Library of Congress collection of photographs documenting Israel before 1948.

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