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Sunday May 26, 2013
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Moving to 'Plan C,' Turkey suspends trade with Israel
"Trade relations, military relations, defense industry — these we will suspend," says Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan • Threatens even more sanctions • Amos Gilad: Turkey has a lot to lose by its extreme behavior.
 
Haim Shine | Capitalizing on a regional vacuum
Turkey's behavior is a bad omen. It is moving closer to radical Arab countries and supporting extremist opponents of peace whose sole aim is to destroy Israel.
 
David M. Weinberg | Gates's gripes
Military cooperation benefits America just as much as it does Israel, and also serves to handcuff Israel lest it attack Iran.
Boaz Bismuth | Dreaming of the sultan's court
Two historical superpowers, Persia and the Ottoman Empire (Iran and Turkey), have decided in recent years to flex their muscles at our expense.
Nadav Shragai | Migron could have been handled differently
Why are politicians and state prosecution together on this issue?
Dan Margalit | Classic anti-Semitism
Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan looks to Iranian President Ahmadinejad for anti-Semitic inspiration.
Despite all we have done, Israel is an ungrateful ally, says Gates
Former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says despite the many steps the U.S. has taken to protect Israeli security, it has received nothing in return • PMO: Netanyahu's positions enjoy overwhelming support in Israel and in the U.S.
Report: FBI wiretapped Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC
New York Times reports that Israeli-born Shamai Leibowitz, who worked as a translator for the FBI, gave blogger Richard Silverstein sensitive information he heard from FBI wiretaps of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C.
Homefront commander under fire for grim security assessment
Maj. Gen. Eyal Eisenberg says regional unrest might lead to "total" war, with weapons of mass destruction directed against Israel • Defense Minister Ehud Barak rejects assessment: "Our enemies will not dare use weapons of mass destruction against us."
Yoav Limor | No need to open the bomb shelters
Eisenberg is a rookie, speaking as if he were briefing a group of reserve soldiers in his command, not a civilian population.
Iranian government suspected of hacking Mossad, CIA, MI6 sites
Israeli website offering reward for information on Israeli MIAs, Walla web portal also attacked • Technology experts: several digital certificates contain nationalist slogans in Farsi, the language spoken by most Iranians.
IDF officer: No more 'free ride' for settlement outposts
Brig. Gen. Motti Almoz asks to stop razing illegal Palestinian buildings until demolition orders against illegal settler structures are better enforced • Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad calls settler attack on mosque "act of terrorism."
Israeli tourists begin cancelling flights to Turkey
The slump in tourism to Turkey may indicate a long-term trend • Right-wing MKs encourage boycott on Turkish tourism: No reason to financially support them • Business questioning whether to continue with business as usual or pull out before it's too late.
IDF braces for retaliation to Migron demolition, mosque burning
Additional troops have been deployed around settlements, Palestinian zones in West Bank over concern for "price tag" attacks by settlers and Palestinian retaliation for mosque arson • IDF says it is working with police to find mosque arsonists.
Despite ceasefire, Palestinians fire Qassam toward Israel
Qassam strikes southern Israel Monday, landing in an open area • No harm to people or property was reported • Color Red siren heard before the rocket exploded.
State comptroller to investigate Harpaz affair
State Comptroller Micha Lindenstrauss promises his office will make every effort to investigate the Harpaz affair properly • Ashkenazi aides prefer not to comment until the investigation is concluded.
Drill to simulate massive meltdown of Dimona reactor
Homefront Command to conduct exercise on Tuesday simulating a meltdown of the Dimona nuclear reactor • Defense Ministry and supervisors: Small chance anything will go wrong at the nuclear facility.
Passenger planes to be fitted with anti-missile shield
System to be fitted after funding is finally found, nine years after Israeli plane narrowly escapes rocket fire in Kenya • Final approval expected at next cabinet session.
Former NIF exec: No tragedy if Israel not a Jewish state
WikiLeaks shows former New Israel Fund executive saying to US officials in February 2010 • NIF: The leak does not reflect our organization’s official position • Israel's political establishment shocked: These comments provide ammunition to our enemies
Abbas and Barak held secret meeting in Jordan
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas confirms he met with Defense Minister Ehud Barak in Jordan two weeks ago • Abbas says Barak asked Palestinians to refrain from unilateral statehood bid at U.N.
Turbulence at high levels gives civilian passengers a hard landing
Dozens of Israelis detained at Istanbul airport, questioned and searched • Some asked to undress • Turkey: Our citizens given similar treatment at Ben-Gurion airport • Israeli diplomats expelled from Ankara.
Israeli universities drop out of top 100 in international ranking
Hebrew University ranks 120th while Tel Aviv University places 173rd on Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University rankings index • Universities say the rankings are statistically biased.
Martha Stewart visits Israel
Domestic diva invited by Tourism Ministry to advance candidacy of Dead Sea in the New7Wonders of Nature competition • Stewart said she was impressed by Israel Museum and Mahane Yehuda market.