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Israel gave Turkey a list of Hamas members and information about their involvement in terrorist activity, prompting Ankara to show them the door, says a Palestinian official.
TAU president Professor Ariel Porat and the heads of the three Turkish universities decided to advance the Academic Bridge Initiative between Israel and Turkey, discussed at a meeting in Istanbul in April 2022. Photo by Can Kınalıkaya.
Academic Bridge Initiative advances research, study between Israel and Turkey
TAU president Professor Ariel Porat: “Academia is a bridge between nations, and a key to economic and social growth everywhere.”
“Turkey always stands with Palestine,” said its president • Jordanian foreign ministry delivered a written condemnation • Morocco called the actions “systematic provocation.”
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu attends the Munich Security Conference on Feb. 19, 2017. Credit: Preiss/MSC via Wikimedia Commons.
Turkey says gas pipeline with Israel not likely any time soon
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that he was “very, very hopeful” about energy cooperation with Israel.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog reportedly agreed to establish a mechanism with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to avoid future diplomatic disputes between Israel and Turkey.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog speaks at the Neve Shalom Synagogue in Istanbul, Turkey, March 10, 2022. Credit: Haim Zach/GPO.
Herzog meets representatives of Turkish Jewish community, visits Istanbul synagogue
At Neveh Shalom Synagogue, Israeli Prime Minister Isaac Herzog said kaddish for his late mother and prayed for the Jews of Ukraine.
Hamas says it is “following with great concern” recent visits by Israeli officials to Arab and Islamic countries in the region; Palestinian Islamic Jihad says the visit “betrays Jerusalem and Palestine.”
Trip is first official visit to Turkey by an Israeli leader since 2008 • The two countries will try to “restart” relations in a “cautious, measured manner,” says Israeli President Isaac Herzog.
Erdoğan, Herzog
Israeli President Isaac Herzog to visit Turkey this week
This will be the first visit to the Turkey by an Israeli leader since 2008.
A panoramic photo of Bosporus in Istanbul, Turkey. Credit: Kerimtrn/Shutterstock.
Turkey denies request from Russia to sail naval vessels through Turkish Straits
Turkey’s Foreign Minister invokes the 1936 Montreux Convention that enables Ankara to restrict movement during war.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Source: X/Turkish Presidency.
Top Turkish delegation to visit Israel
The officials will discuss Ankara-Jerusalem relations ahead of Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s planned trip to Turkey.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Source: Turkish Presidency via Twitter.
Erdoğan: Turkey, Israel to discuss energy cooperation, transporting gas to Europe
Israeli President Isaac Herzog plans to visit Turkey in March to attempt to salve tense relations.