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Turkey bans Jewish singer over support for Israel

Enrico Macias’ planned concert in Istanbul was cancelled after ‘intense calls for protests against’ it

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

September 4, 2025 09:26

French-Jewish singer Enrico Macias had his upcoming concert in Turkey cancelled over his open support for Israel (Image: Getty)

Recipe

Rosh Hashanah pomegranate and orange glazed turkey breast joint

This stunning roast makes use of budget-friendly turkey for a delicious main course that would also look gorgeous on a buffet table

By Sarah Mann-Yeager

September 3, 2025 10:09

Cook time: 1 1/2 - 2 hours

Major broadcaster uses decade-old photo of starving Yemeni child for article about hunger in Gaza

The image was originally captured in a hospital in Hodeida in 2016

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

August 27, 2025 12:14

This image of a starving boy in Yemen was used by TRT World to illustrate hunger in Gaza (Image: Reuters screenshot)

By Stephen Flatow

Turkey’s dangerous drift from Nato ally to Islamist agitator

As President Erdoğan cosies up to terrorists and autocrats, it’s time for the West to stop pretending that he is still a reliable partner.

2 min read

July 30, 2025 15:11

President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (Image: Getty)

Qatar to bankroll Syria’s public sector pay hike with $29m cash boost

The plan has reportedly gained approval from Washington, with Saudi Arabia also involved in the project

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

May 8, 2025 09:44

Qatar is set to provide $29 million to fund a pay increase for Syrian civil servants (Pictured: Qatari prime minister and foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani; Image: Getty)

By Kobi Michael

Neutering Turkish ambition is key to peace in the Middle East

Only the US — trusted by both sides — can broker an arrangement that secures their vital interests and outlines a shared future in Syria

2 min read

April 16, 2025 08:34

Debris lie on the ground at the scene of an Israeli strike in Syria (Getty)

Turkish Hamas headquarters raise questions for international community

Turkey’s emergence as a ‘nerve centre’ for Hamas terror operations should ring alarm bells in Nato and the US.

By Yaakov Lappin

3 min read

April 4, 2025 14:44

Soldiers stand at attention with their rifles as red smoke fills the air during Republic Day celebrations in Kayseri, Turkey, October 29, 2024 (Credit: DAMOUN POURNEMATI/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Israeli teens stranded in Turkey following emergency landing en route to Poland

The youth delegation were visiting Europe for a Holocaust education tour, including visits to several concentration camps

By JC Reporter

1 min read

April 1, 2025 09:43

A group of 150 Israeli schoolchildren was left stranded for 24 hours in Turkey after their flight to Poland was forced to make an emergency landing (Image: Ercan Karakas/Wikimedia Commons)

JC Israel Briefing Day 543: Israel to ‘occupy a quarter of Gaza’

Plus, Netanyahu aides arrested in ‘Qatargate’ probe

By Nathan Jeffay

4 min read

April 1, 2025 08:31

A new report has suggested that Israel is planning to occupy a quarter of the Gaza Strip (Image: Getty)

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Terrorist who killed British woman in bus bombing ‘living freely in Turkey’

Labour’s hypocrisy: freezing trade with Israel while selling jets to Erdoğan’s Turkey

Do Qatar and Turkey really want to see Hamas disarmed?

‘No involvement’ – Netanyahu rules out Turkish troops in Gaza under post-war plan

Turkey wants to use the Gaza deal to recreate the ‘ring of fire’ around Israel

Robbie Williams cancels Turkey gig over ‘security concerns’ after anti-Israel backlash

Israel hit Qatar after ‘scrapping Turkey strike due to Nato membership’

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Turkey bans Jewish singer over support for Israel

Rosh Hashanah pomegranate and orange glazed turkey breast joint

Major broadcaster uses decade-old photo of starving Yemeni child for article about hunger in Gaza

Turkey’s dangerous drift from Nato ally to Islamist agitator

Qatar to bankroll Syria’s public sector pay hike with $29m cash boost

Neutering Turkish ambition is key to peace in the Middle East

Turkish Hamas headquarters raise questions for international community

Israeli teens stranded in Turkey following emergency landing en route to Poland

JC Israel Briefing Day 543: Israel to ‘occupy a quarter of Gaza’

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Terrorist who killed British woman in bus bombing ‘living freely in Turkey’

Labour’s hypocrisy: freezing trade with Israel while selling jets to Erdoğan’s Turkey

Do Qatar and Turkey really want to see Hamas disarmed?

‘No involvement’ – Netanyahu rules out Turkish troops in Gaza under post-war plan

Turkey wants to use the Gaza deal to recreate the ‘ring of fire’ around Israel

Robbie Williams cancels Turkey gig over ‘security concerns’ after anti-Israel backlash

Israel hit Qatar after ‘scrapping Turkey strike due to Nato membership’

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Turkey bans Jewish singer over support for Israel

Rosh Hashanah pomegranate and orange glazed turkey breast joint

Major broadcaster uses decade-old photo of starving Yemeni child for article about hunger in Gaza

Turkey’s dangerous drift from Nato ally to Islamist agitator

Qatar to bankroll Syria’s public sector pay hike with $29m cash boost

Neutering Turkish ambition is key to peace in the Middle East

Turkish Hamas headquarters raise questions for international community

Israeli teens stranded in Turkey following emergency landing en route to Poland

JC Israel Briefing Day 543: Israel to ‘occupy a quarter of Gaza’