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Israeli father, two sons attempt to intercept plane, cause flight delay

The three individuals will be deported back to Israel at the end of the investigation into the incident.

By YOAV ETIEL/WALLA!
04/07/2023

Nine Israelis arrested in Turkey for sexual harassment of flight attendant

Among the detainees were two young men from Sderot and seven from Rahat and the Bedouin diaspora. 

By YOAV ETIEL/WALLA , JERUSALEM POST STAFF
04/07/2023

6.8 magnitude earthquake, tsunami threaten Istanbul, expert warns

A Japanese seismologist warned of the potential of devastating earthquakes and tsunamis, which could hit Istanbul in Turkey.

‘Hate speech was a very useful tool’: Turkish opposition MP slams Erdogan over anti-LGBT rhetoric

Turkish opposition MP accuses President Erdogan of using hate speech against the LGBT community for political gains.

By KRISTINA JOVANOVSKI/THE MEDIA LINE
27/06/2023

Iraqi team withdraws from fencing tournament to avoid Israelis

Last year, the Iraqi parliament passed legislation criminalizing any form of "normalization" with Israel.

21/05/2023

Turkish elections: Will Erdogan hold onto power? - opinion

Erdogan certainly hopes to be reelected, if only to preside over the celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Turkey.

1,500-year-old Byzantine women's sandals unearthed

The finding was made during an excavation at the Harbor of Eleutherios, one of the ports of ancient Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire.

Centuries-old Book of Esther scrolls salvaged from Turkey earthquake rubble

A local elder of Antakya, Turkey's Jewish community handed the scrolls over to ZAKA rescuers, who are working on transporting them to safety.

By BOAZ EDIDIN
17/02/2023
AN ISIS fighter uses his phone to  lm a military parade in Syria’s northern Raqqa province in 2014

Suspected ISIS members arrested in Turkey - report

The suspects were reportedly planning terror attacks on several consulates and places of Christian and Jewish worship.

Kabbalah Center in Tzfat

Orthodox pilgrimage to the grave of Kabbalah rabbi buried in Istanbul picks up after COVID slump

Pilgrimages made by Orthodox groups of varying sizes to the grave sites of similarly revered Jewish figures across Europe, are far from uncommon and have spawned a cottage travel industry.

By DAVID KLEIN/ JTA
19/01/2023
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