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'Let's hope they'll decide to be helpful': Huckabee tells 'Post' about Turkey's role - interview

“I don't think we know the full extent of it – whether they are helpful or not,” the US ambassador told the Post in an interview, ahead of the US Embassy in Israel’s 250th Independence Day event.

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee in Jerusalem on June 17, 2026.
Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, and other officials pose before the first committee meeting for the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, in Istanbul, Turkey, August 31, 2026.

Turkish FM calls Netanyahu 'enemy of humanity,' claims Mecca agreement not directed at any country

Boxes of medication by German pharmaceuticals company Ratiopharm and Israeli pharmaceutical company Teva stand next to each other at a pharmacy.

Turkey probes Israeli pharmaceutical company Teva over claims it blocked rivals in drug market

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan holds a press conference during NATO leaders' summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8. Relations between Israel and Turkey have repeatedly deteriorated and recovered, but their competing interests in post-Assad Syria have introduced a new source of strategic friction.

Turkey may view Israel as its regional rival after strikes in Syria - analysis


Israeli woman arrested in Turkey on suspicion of PKK involvement - report

An Israeli woman was arrested in Turkey on suspicion she is a supporter of the Kurdish PKK which is classified as a terror organization by a number of countries.

 People wearing protective masks walk along a street amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in Diyarbakir, Turkey

Book review: Israel’s Failed Responses to the Armenian Genocide

The title, Israel’s Failed Responses to the Armenian Genocide, tells it all in a nutshell. It is the story of denial, deception, hurt feelings and bad faith.

Israel’s Failed Response to the Armenian Genocide Israel W. Charny Academic Studies Press, 2021 288 pages; $26.95

Jews didn't support the designation of the Armenian Genocide, why now?

Jewish lawmakers, as recently as 2007, were not in favor of designating the Armenian Genocide as such, yet today they do. What changed over time is the crumbling of the Turkey-Israel alliance.

People wave Armenian and US flags in front of the US Embassy in the Armenian capital Yerevan after President Joe Biden recognized the 1915 killings of Armenians by Ottoman forces as genocide, April 24, 2021.

Israel denies getting request from Turkey to exchange ambassadors

After establishing ties in 1949, Turkey and Israel were allies for decades. But those relations have frayed in recent years.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during a protest against the recent killings of Palestinian protesters on the Gaza-Israel border and the US embassy move to Jerusalem, in Istanbul, Turkey May 18, 2018

Turkey’s regime seeks to isolate Israel using phony ‘reconciliation’

Ankara hopes to play ‘good cop’ for incoming Biden administration.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during a protest against the recent killings of Palestinian protesters on the Gaza-Israel border and the US embassy move to Jerusalem, in Istanbul, Turkey May 18, 2018

Israeli military and intelligence assessments see Turkey as growing threat

Turkey emerges as a crisis-addicted adversary to Israel, the UAE and Greece in recent meetings with Hamas and threats against Athens and Abu Dhabi.

NEIGHBORHOOD GUARD members await the arrival of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a 2017 Istanbul ceremony. Posters of Erdogan (right) and modern Turkey’s founder Ataturk seen in background

Can Israel, Greece and Turkey cooperate?

In the last years, Athens and Jerusalem have exhibited a remarkable capacity of enriching their collaboration.

GREEK PRIME Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis speaks during a press briefing in Jerusalem last week.

Turkey aids Israel in time of coronavirus despite tense relations

On Tuesday a Turkish plane landed in Israel with stranded Arab Israelis, and three planes with medical equipment are expected to land soon.

The spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Istanbul, Turkey

Netanyahu, Katz slam Erdogan for again comparing Gaza to Holocaust

Turkish leader makes his comments to Muslims in NY, then goes to UN to continue berating Israel

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Katz to UAE official: Erdogan hates Israel, relatives benefit from trade

“I said that in this region there are ‘frenemies,’ and that it is possible to disagree on one thing, but cooperate on another.,” Katz said.

TURKISH PRESIDENT Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during a protest against the recent killings of Palestinian protesters on the Gaza-Israel border and the US embassy move to Jerusalem, in Istanbul, Turkey on May 18.