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syria
How Syria and natural gas are pushing Israel and Turkey back together
Jewish Journal
February 16, 2016
After years of false starts, Israeli negotiators went to Geneva last week for talks aimed at ending a long-running conflict with a regional adversary.
Israel wary of continued conflict in Syria
Jewish Journal
December 29, 2015
It’s been seven years since Israel and Syria were in talks mediated by Turkey.
Russia and Turkey refuse to back down in row over jet downing
Jewish Journal
November 25, 2015
Russia sent an advanced missile system to Syria on Wednesday to protect its jets operating there and pledged its air force would keep flying missions near Turkish air space, sounding a defiant note after Turkey shot down a Russian fighter jet.
Surviving crew member of Russian jet says no warning from Turkey
Jewish Journal
November 25, 2015
The surviving crew member of a Russian warplane shot down by Turkey said on Wednesday the plane received no warnings from the Turkish Air Force and did not fly over Turkish air space, Russian news agencies reported.
Turkey downs Russian warplane near Syria border, Putin warns of ‘serious consequences’
Jewish Journal
November 24, 2015
Turkey shot down a Russian warplane near the Syrian border on Tuesday, saying the jet had repeatedly violated its air space, in one of the most serious publicly acknowledged clashes between a NATO member country and Russia for half a century.
Uncertainty grips Middle Eastern markets
Jewish Journal
November 17, 2015
The impact of the Middle East’s ongoing woes on the region’s tourism businesses has been well documented.
Crowded skies over Syria
Jewish Journal
November 16, 2015
In response to the Paris terror attacks that have so far claimed 129 lives and wounded 300 more, French warplanes have for the first time attacked Islamic State (ISIS) targets inside of Syria. Until now, France had limited its attacks to Iraqi airspace, matching the policy of a number of its coalition partners.
After Syria coordination talks with Israel, Russia beckons to Turkey, U.S.
Jewish Journal
October 7, 2015
Russia ended high-level military talks with Israel on Wednesday with a call on other countries, including a suspicious United States and aggrieved Turkey, to coordinate operations in Syria.
Jewish-Israeli man stopped from joining Islamic State
Jewish Journal
September 1, 2015
A Jewish-Israeli man who planned to join the Islamic State was apprehended in Turkey and returned to his parents.
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