Judaism Archive
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Is Israel on the road to “self-destruction”?
Posted on February 2, 2012 | 1 CommentOne very well informed and courageous Israeli who thinks the answer is “Yes” is Merav Michaeli, a radio and television presenter who also writes for Ha’aretz. She is completely without fear... -
Turkey Ministry Recommends Jewish Artist for Eurovision, HT Says
Posted on January 29, 2012 | No CommentsTurkey’s Foreign Ministry recommended a Jewish Turk represent the country at the Eurovision song contest, Haberturk newspaper reported, without saying how it got the information. The ministry sent a letter... -
Turkey Marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Posted on January 29, 2012 | No CommentsTurkey’s Chief Rabbi Izak Haleva (C) and Istanbul Governor Huseyin Avni Mutlu (L) light candles, in memory of holocaust victims, during a commemoration to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day at... -
AFP: Turkey to become first Muslim nation to show Holocaust film
Posted on January 26, 2012 | 2 Comments(AFP) – 9 hours ago ANKARA — Turkish public television will show an epic French documentary about the Holocaust, the first broadcast of its kind by national media in a... -
Video: Music marks 550 years of Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar
Posted on December 28, 2011 | No CommentsIt has been dubbed the world’s oldest shopping mall. And to mark 550 years of the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, a top Turkish musician has been doing what he does... -
AFP: Film shows how Turkish passports saved Jews
Posted on December 28, 2011 | 3 CommentsBy Fulya Ozerkan (AFP) – 1 day ago ANKARA — Unbeknownst to many, Turkish diplomats on duty around Europe saved hundreds of Jews during World War II by giving them... -
Turkey’s rabbi: Erdogan a popular man
Posted on December 22, 2011 | No CommentsRabbi Haleva tells Ynet of post-Marmara era, says Turkish Jews aren’t suffering from anti-Semitism. ‘We went through tough days, but no security problems’ Tzofia Hirschfeld Turkey’s Jewry, which used to... -
U.N. Tackles Religious Intolerance without Limiting Free Speech
Posted on December 22, 2011 | 1 Comment12-20-2011 By Joëlle Fiss Senior Associate, Fighting Discrimination Program Myth vs. Reality on U.S. Engagement with Islamic States Yesterday, in an historic vote, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a... -
Remarks at the Istanbul Process for Combating Intolerance and Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief
Posted on December 17, 2011 | 1 CommentRemarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC December 14, 2011 Well, good afternoon, everyone, and I want to thank you all for participating in this conference where we... -
House Set To Call On Turkey To Return Churches
Posted on December 13, 2011 | No CommentsVote on H.Res.306 Set for Tuesday, December 13 WASHINGTON–The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on Tuesday, December 13th on H.Res.306, a religious freedom measure that calls upon... -
“Jews May Kill Non-Jewish Babies”–Orthodox Rabbis
Posted on December 9, 2011 | No CommentsAuthor: Natalie Wood Published: November 12, 2011 A blistering report by the Israel Religious Action Centre accuses state-funded Israeli rabbis of racism and criminal racial incitement. The 40-page dossier, published last week during a... -
TURKEY’S ERDOGAN IS JEWISH?
Posted on November 12, 2011 | 2 CommentsErdogan with his Jewish classmate Rafael Sadi. They studied economics together. Aangirfan November 10, 2011 Why has Turkey’s prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, helped the USA and Israel in their... -
Erdogan of Turkey’s Blood Libel Against the Jewish State
Posted on October 4, 2011 | No CommentsThe Jewish debt to the Turks goes back centuries when the Ottomans took in thousands of Jewish refugees after the Spanish and Portuguese expulsions of 1492 and 1497. Moreover, when... -
Turkey: Making Room for Religious Minorities
Posted on October 4, 2011 | No CommentsWith the opening of Turkey’s parliament on October 1 and the start of work on replacing the country’s constitution, members of the country’s religious minority groups are hoping that years... -
New research says that Jews and Palestinians have close genetic links
Posted on September 29, 2011 | No CommentsBy John Thomas Didymus A researcher at the Hebrew University has published results of genetic research studies which show that Palestinians and Jews have a common ancestry in the Kurdish population of Iraq... -
Turkish Jews Voice Wary Confidence About Future
Posted on September 21, 2011 | No CommentsDespite Rift With Israel, Community Feels Strong Bond to Homeland Getty Images Standing Firm: Turkey’s chief rabbi speaks at Istanbul’s Neve Shalom Synagogue after it was bombed by terrorists. Despite... -
Tension rises for Jews in Turkey
Posted on September 19, 2011 | No CommentsFor Turkey and Israel, sports are the only remaining relations that are intact. Noga Tarnopolsky There are no Jews in Jordan and possibly a dozen Jews in Egypt, once the... -
![“Chapter 7 – The Coming World Crisis [...] Before the nations of the world ultimately embrace a system of global government, they must first have a reason to do so....](http://www.turkishnews.com/en/content/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/En-Route-To-Global-Occupation-115x115.jpg "The Coming World Crisis")
The Coming World Crisis
Posted on September 17, 2011 | No Comments“Chapter 7 – The Coming World Crisis [...] Before the nations of the world ultimately embrace a system of global government, they must first have a reason to do so.... -
a milestone in history
Posted on September 7, 2011 | 1 CommentOpinion: 9/11 a decade later: Viewed from Istanbul, ‘a milestone in history’ Wednesday, September 7, 2011 BY AYDOGAN VATANDAS AYDOGAN VATANDAS IS AN INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST AND THE MEDIA REPRESENTATIVE OF... -
Special Report: What is Turkey Returning to Armenians?
Posted on September 2, 2011 | 1 CommentBy: Raffi Bedrosyan (Armenian Weekly)–The Turkish government recently announced that real estate assets confiscated by the State, which once belonged to Armenian, Greek, and Jewish charitable foundations, would be returned...
