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Israel and South Korea: A Growing Partnership

The parallels between the predicament of Israel and the Republic of Korea are considerable. Both face existential threats on their borders. Though both states are democracies, the commonalities between them run deeper. Both are...

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The Rapid Return of Israel's Disastrous Policy

"Everything changed" in Israel on Oct. 7. But did it? Understanding the mistakes that led up to the Hamas massacre provides a basis to evaluate Israel's long-term response to that day. Contrary to general opinion, I shall argue that the presumptions behind those mistakes remain in place and will not change unless Israelis adopt a radically different attitude toward the Palestinians.

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Will Washington Intervene to Protect the Kurds of Syria and Iraq?

Kurdish autonomous regions in Iraq and Syria are increasingly coming under threat by regional powers, namely Iran and Turkey. They are also increasingly becoming vulnerable to internal challenges posed by the central governments...

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Uncle Tom and the Happy Dhimmi: Reimagining Subjugation in the Islamic World and Antebellum South

Muslims have long promoted myths about their harmonious relations with Jews that they allege had always prevailed in Arab lands. These myths strongly resemble those elaborated by elites in the American South about the comity...

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Israel-Hamas War: How a Legendary IDF Commando Was Killed on October 7

Piecing together the events behind a legendary IDF commando's October 7 death – when he stepped into the chaotic security void. Ido Rosenthal's sacrifice on October 7 ultimately helped save the lives of the people of Kibbutz Alumim.

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Bulletproof Vests Won't Save the West from Its Own Versions of Hamas

In no other country in the world does the winner of political elections have to appear in public wearing a bulletproof vest. "Holland: immigration, Islamization and mass pro-Palestinian demonstrations have opened the doors to...

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Abu Ubaida of the Al-Qassam Brigades: A Poster Boy for the Erdogan Government, Radical Groups in Turkey

Abu Ubaida, the spokesperson for Hamas's military wing, the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades, has gained prominence in the office of Hamas-aligned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and among radical Islamist groups in Turkey...

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Congress Investigates Tehran-Tied Princeton 'Academic'

Shortly before Thanksgiving, twelve members of Congress's House Education and Workforce Committee opened an investigation into former Islamic Republic of Iran diplomat, Seyed Hossein Mousavian, who now works as an academic at...

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Spotlight: Turkey and Hamas

While Israeli forces methodically dismantle the Hamas military in Gaza, state actors that enabled this Islamist death cult to massacre more than 1,200 Israelis last month are coming under increased scrutiny.

Turkey, a longtime NATO ally of the United States that has veered increasingly against U.S. interests under Islamist President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has been a leading state sponsor of Hamas and defiantly intends to remain so. MEF has closely tracked this relationship. See the selections at right (and note the late MEF writing fellow Burak Bekdil's enormorous contribution to this effort).

Turkey must change direction on its support for Hamas – and violent Palestinian Islamism more generally – or face serious consequences in its relations with the United States.

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Top Muslim Brotherhood Operative Intensifies Lobbying Campaign in Turkey for Hamas
by Abdullah Bozkurt (Nov 12, 2023)
Hamas Campaign Raises Concerns of Increased Radicalization in Turkey
by Abdullah Bozkurt (Nov 9, 2023)
Turkish Company Launders Funds for Hamas, Defies U.S. Sanctions
by Abdullah Bozkurt (Feb 22, 2023)
Hamas Operatives Granted Turkish Citizenship, Assumed Turkish Names to Avoid Global Scrutiny
by Abdullah Bozkurt (Jun 6, 2022)
Turkey's Erdogan Hosts Large Hamas Delegation with Wanted Terrorist
by Seth J. Frantzman (Aug 23, 2020)
I Criticised Hamas and My Life in Turkey Became a Nightmare
by Burak Bekdil (Apr 2, 2017)
Hamas "Humanitarian" Work in Turkey: An Open Secret
by Burak Bekdil (Mar 6, 2015)
Why Hamas Feels So at Home in Turkey
by Burak Bekdil (Jan 1, 2015)
Turkey's Love Affair with Hamas
by Burak Bekdil (Oct 19, 2014)

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