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The calls follow talks between the Israeli premier, the Jordanian king and and the P.A. chief as the region gears up for the U.S. president’s July 13-16 trip.
The agreement is part of a decision to expand and develop bilateral relations made by Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid and Turkish Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu at their recent meetings in Jerusalem and Ankara.
Israel to reopen economic office in Turkey after three-year hiatus
The return of an Israeli economic attaché in Istanbul will affect some 1,500 Israeli companies currently exporting to the Turkish market, according to Israel’s Economy Ministry.
“We’re proving that NATO is more needed now than it ever has been,” U.S. President Joe Biden tweeted on Wednesday.
The National Security Council downgraded the travel advisory following the thwarting of several Iranian plots to harm Israelis in Istanbul • Israelis are still to avoid non-essential travel to Turkey.
Germany’s continued failure to take action against a Turkish suspect who fled the country following an attempt to burn down the Ulm synagogue in 2021 has sparked outrage.
Hossein Amir-Abdollahian’s visit comes days after Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid traveled to Istanbul, where he thanked Turkish authorities for their efforts to thwart Iranian terror attacks.
Oil prices have sped up MBS’s return to the world stage, said Mideast professor Joshua Teitelbaum. “While the United States may no longer be dependent on the Saudis for oil, it is still dependent on the Saudis for the price of oil.”
Members of Iranian intelligence and the IRGC were undercover as students, businesspeople and tourists, according to Turkish media • IRGC Intelligence chief Hossein Taeb dismissed.
U.S. President Joe Biden’s upcoming Middle East visit should focus on three issues, says Maj. Gen. (ret.) Uzi Dayan: “Iran, Iran and Iran.”
Lapid to visit Turkey after months of warming ties
The Israeli Foreign Minister is expected to meet his Turkish counterpart amid security warnings of Iranian terror cells hunting Israelis in Istanbul.
Security and diplomatic officials say that while the threat to Israeli tourists in Gulf and Middle East countries is not concrete, it could become imminent if “Tehran gets desperate.”
