In a report released Thursday, NBC revealed that one of the primary sources of revenue for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is from the sale of smuggled Iraqi and Syrian oil, often to NATO member Turkey. Turkey’s role in helping finance ISIS’ operations through these purchases raises...
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NATO member Turkey will not allow the United States to use its air bases to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports: Turkey will refuse to allow a US-led coalition to attack jihadists in neighbouring Iraq and Syria from its air bases, nor will...
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Al Monitor’s insidery Congress Pulse on Tuesday conveyed details from the day’s House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on “Hamas’ benefactors” noting that lawmakers emerged from the panel echoing witnesses who blasted Qatar and Turkey for supporting the Palestinian terror group: Congress delivered its staunchest warning to date on Sept. 9 that Turkey...
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Speaking yesterday at the 14th annual Conference of the Institute for Counter-Terrorism, Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon blasted Turkey’s role in supporting Hamas and the world’s refusal to take any action against Turkey. The Times of Israel reports: “The command center of Hamas’s overseas operations sits in Istanbul. Saleh al-Arouri is the man sitting there,” he said,...
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Former Israeli President Shimon Peres opened the 14th annual Conference of the Institute for Counter-Terrorism by calling on the world to join Israel in its fight against terror. Peres further pinpointed Qatar and Turkey as two major state sponsors of terrorist organizations, and demanded proper action be taken against both. The Jerusalem Post reported on Peres’ comments: “Terror...
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Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan was sworn in as the country’s president on Thursday, amid concerns that the three-term prime minister, who was elected earlier this month with just over half the vote, has made substantial moves to consolidate power under what has until now been a largely ceremonial post. Reuters described Erdogan’s inauguration...
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Earlier this week, the Jerusalem Post reported that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi had harsh words for the countries of Turkey and Qatar. The Egyptian president told a group of newspaper editors that “Qatar, Turkey and the international organization of the Brotherhood are currently establishing many companies, newspapers and websites. They allocated hundreds of millions...
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The Jerusalem Post reported today that an Israeli NGO, Shurat HaDin—Israel Law Center, has appealed to United States Attorney General Eric Holder to extradite Saleh al-Arouri, who directs Hamas’ operations in the West Bank from Turkey, for his role in the kidnapping and killing of Naftali Fraenkel, an American citizen. Turkey’s...
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In the clearest acknowledgement that Hamas was behind the kidnapping and killing of Israeli teenagers Eyal Yifrach, Gil-ad Shaar and Naftali Fraenkel, Israel’s Channel 2 today broadcast a video (embedded with subtitles below) of Hamas’ Turkey-based West Bank commander, praising the kidnappers. According to The Times of Israel, Saleh al...
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Today was the thirty sixth day of Operation Protective Edge. Head of new #UN Israel-bashing Gaza "inquiry" concocts Syria defense against "powerful" West. http://t.co/9klUXggDYN pic.twitter.com/sFLusuWa2d — Anne Bayefsky (@AnneBayefsky) August 12, 2014 The Tower Today recalled remarks made by William Schabas pegged by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)...
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