As Trump elevates Ankara in Gaza’s postwar plans, Israeli leaders push back, calling Turkey a destabilizing force and a sworn enemy of the Jewish state.

Turkey will likely be excluded from the planned 5,000-strong stabilization force to be deployed in Gaza, after Israel made clear it does not want Turkish troops involved. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Israel’s approval of the participating nations is a key condition for the multinational force,

Experts argue that Washington’s leverage pushed Jerusalem to accept a Turkish role that it would otherwise have resisted

An apparent effigy of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen dangling from a construction crane in north-eastern Turkey has caused outrage in Israel. Photos published by the pro-government newspaper Yeni Safak showed a figure hanging from a crane in the Black Sea city of Trabzon.

Tensions flared between Israel and Turkey after protesters in Ankara hoisted an effigy of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from a crane under a banner reading “Death Penalty.” The shocking demonstration,

An effigy of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hanging from a construction crane in the Turkish city of Trabzon has drawn strong condemnation from Israel. Photos published by the pro-government newspaper Yeni Şafak showed a dummy resembling Netanyahu suspended from a crane,

ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkey's deal to buy 20 Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets from Britain for 8 billion pounds ($10.7 billion) also includes a comprehensive weapons package, including MBDA Meteor air-to-air missiles and Brimstone ground attack missiles, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.

This government prefers to arm a state that jails opponents, crushes unions and shelters Hamas rather than stand with a democratic ally fighting genocidal terrorists

From the blog of Gilles Touboul at The Times of Israel