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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressing the opening of parliament in Ankara on Oct. 1, 2020. Credit: Erdoğan/X.
Israel concerned by Turkish moves in Syria
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has caused sleepless nights for the Jewish state's political and security leadership.
Shirit Avitan Cohen and Dudi Kogan
Jan. 10, 2025
Maqam Ain al-Zaman, the Druze headquarters in Syria, in the southern Suwayda Province, June 26, 2023. Photo by  Drozi Yarka/Flickr via Wikimedia Commons.
Israeli officials mull international conference on Syria
The option of dividing the country into cantons to protect ethnic minorities could be raised at the conference, provided discussions are confidential.
Shirit Avitan Cohen
Jan. 10, 2025
Members of the Druze in the Golan celebrate the fall of Syrian dictator Bashar Assad in the town of Majdal Shams, Israel, on Dec. 9, 2024. Photo by Michael Giladi/Flash90.
Israel: A protector of minorities in the Middle East
The Druze and Kurds are looking for allyship with Israel after the fall of Syria.
Joseph Puder
Dec. 25, 2024
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan appears with Istanbul and the Turkish flag in flames in then-Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz's tweet, Aug. 2, 2024. Credit: X.
Will Syria become a battleground between Turkey and Israel?
The crisis can be an opportunity for coordination between the two nations, but Ankara and Jerusalem have conflicting interests and goals.
Israel Kasnett
Dec. 19, 2024
Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli speaks at the Knesset in Jerusalem, June 25, 2024. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.
Israeli minister slams Erdogan, endorses Kurdish autonomy
Amichai Chikli juxtaposed an independent Kurdistan with a Turkish-ISIS alliance  
Canaan Lidor
Dec. 19, 2024
Fighters with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) inspect damaged and abandoned military vehicles and equipment at the Qamishli international airport, formerly a joint Syrian-russian military base, in northeastern Syria's city of Qamishli on Dec. 9, 2024. Photo by Delil souleiman/AFP via Getty Images.
US warns of imminent Turkish offensive in Syria
Officials raise alarm over military buildup near Kurdish areas as ceasefire talks collapse. Local Kurdish leader warns of "catastrophic" consequences.
Erez Linn
Dec. 17, 2024
Comrades attend the funeral of five fighters of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) who were killed in Manbij during clashes with Turkish-backed opposition factions earlier this week, in Qamishli in northeastern Syria on Dec. 14, 2024. Photo by Delil souleiman/AFP via Getty Images.
Turkish-orchestrated attacks on Kurds also threaten Israeli interests
Military action against the Kurds in northern and eastern Syria threatens a U.S. ally that could prevent future Iranian arms smuggling, observers tell JNS.
Yaakov Lappin
Dec. 16, 2024
Rebel fighters at Umayyad Square in Damascus as people gather to celebrate the end of Assad family rule, Dec. 10 2024. Photo by Nael Chahine/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images.
Everything in the Middle East means the opposite
The easy way to make sense of Syria, Gaza, Lebanon and Israel.
Daniel Greenfield
Dec. 15, 2024
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar speaks to reporters at the ministry in Jerusalem, Nov. 10, 2024. Credit: MFA.
New FM Sa’ar: ‘Israel stands against Islamic radicalism’
The Foreign Ministry will always proudly represent the State of Israel and what it represents, Gideon Sa'ar said.
JNS Staff
Nov. 10, 2024