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Netanyahu said ‘voluntary migration’ from Gaza still on table, avoided ruling out settlements

“The question is whether you prefer to do or to talk,” said Netanyahu regarding the renewal of Jewish settlements in Gaza. “And yes, I prefer not to address it.”

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holding a press conference in Jerusalem, June 15, 2026; illustrative.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses a party conference, June 27, 2026.

Erdogan ties 'genociding, expansionist, occupying' Zionism to threats to Turkey, 2016 coup attempt

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed the 2016 FETO coup and ongoing threats to Turkey are linked to a “genocidal, occupying, and expansionist ideology called Zionism.”

|ByJAMES GENN
U.S. President Donald Trump and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan gesture as they pose for a photo, at a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a U.S.-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025.

House urges Trump to halt F-35 sale to Turkey over Israel partnership, Russian intel. concerns

"Hardly a day goes by that Erdogan doesn't call for the destruction of the State of Israel... we will also draw the attention of our American friends to these statements," Netanyahu said.

|ByAMICHAI STEIN
Carrier Air Wing 1 conducts routine flight operations from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, February 1, 2025; illustrative.

US approves potential $250 million fighter jet sale with Australia, says no impact on readiness

"It is vital to the US national interest to assist our ally in developing and maintaining a strong and ready self-defense capability," the statement said.

|ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER, REUTERS

It’s time for Israel to recognize the Armenian genocide - opinion

For Israel, a nation forged in the aftermath of the Holocaust, the moral imperative could not be clearer.

NOVEMBER 9, 2025ByMICHAEL FREUND
People gather at a memorial site to commemorate the dead in the 1915 mass killing of Armenians, in Yerevan, 2006

Hamas uses regional talks to maximize influence in Gaza ceasefire - analysis

Hamas engages Turkey and Egypt to stabilize Gaza, signaling possible arms concessions, while the US pushes a UN-backed ceasefire and crisis plan, with Rafah tunnels a key test for diplomacy.

NOVEMBER 6, 2025BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A Hamas terrorist standing near the Yellow Line in Gaza, November 2, 2025; illustrative.

Erdogan ally floats releasing jailed pro-Kurdish leader Demirtas

The comment by Turkish nationalist leader and Erdogan ally Devlet Bahceli came a year after he urged the start of a peace process with the Kurdistan Workers Party.

NOVEMBER 4, 2025ByREUTERS
A man holds a poster of Selahattin Demirtas, jailed former leader of pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), during a spring festival of Newroz celebration in Diyarbakir, southeastern Turkey, March 21, 2025.

UK's Starmer to discuss Eurofighter jets sale with Erdogan in Turkey

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet Turkish President Erdogan to discuss the sale of 40 Eurofighter Typhoon jets, deepening defense ties.

OCTOBER 27, 2025ByREUTERS
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer shake hands during a bilateral meeting at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, June 25, 2025.

Turkey court orders arrest of Istanbul's jailed mayor for 'political espionage'

Turkey intensifies its crackdown on dissent as a court orders the new arrest of jailed Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu over alleged ‘political espionage.’

OCTOBER 27, 2025ByREUTERS
Supporters of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu shout slogans in front of the Justice Palace, October 26, 2025.

Turkish troops in Gaza must be Israel’s redline - opinion

If the international community is serious about peace, it must recognize this truth: Turkey under Erdogan is not a stabilizing force but a destabilizing one.

OCTOBER 27, 2025ByPESACH WOLICKI
TURKISH PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha last week. Erdogan sees Gaza as the next front for projecting Turkish power, the writer argues.

Kurdish PKK announces withdrawal from Turkey as part of disarmament

The PKK said it will withdraw forces from Turkey as part of a disarmament process, urging Ankara to take legal steps toward Kurdish integration.

OCTOBER 26, 2025ByREUTERS
Fighters with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) walk for a disarmament ceremony marking a significant step toward ending the decades-long conflict between Turkey and the outlawed group in the Qandil mountains, Iraq October 26, 2025.

Erdogan pushes for sanctions, arms embargo in call to allies to lock Israel into Gaza ceasefire

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hinted on Wednesday that he would be opposed to any role for Turkish security forces in the Gaza Strip.

OCTOBER 24, 2025ByREUTERS
TURKISH PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the UN General Assembly last month. In an age when antisemitism and anti-Kurdish racism are used by states as political tools, solidarity and truth remain the final acts of resistance, the writer argues.

‘Jihadist in a suit’: Chikli slams Turkish President Erdogan over prayer to destroy Israel

Israel’s Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli condemned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for his prayers to destroy Israel.

OCTOBER 20, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Amichai Chikli and Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Ilustrative.

Turks on the border: Erdogan gains foothold in Gaza under ceasefire plan's Phase II

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has already claimed his first prize and already has a foothold in Gaza

OCTOBER 20, 2025ByMAARIV ONLINE
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan poses with the signed agreement at a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a U.S.-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025.