Turkey invites Israeli Minister to visit

Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz has been invited to attend an official conference in Turkey, in what may signal a thaw in frosty relations between the two countries. Steinitz participation…

Israel, Greece sign record defense pact

Israel and Greece have signed their biggest-ever defense procurement deal to date. The agreement includes a $1.65 billion contract for the establishment and operation of a training center for the…

Turkey to US: S400s a ‘done deal’

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said he informed United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken that Ankara’s purchase of Russian air defenses is not up for discussion. “On the S-400s,…

Turkish currency drops to record low

Turkey’s lira briefly fell 15% yesterday following the shock dismissal of the country’s Central Bank Governor Naci Ağbal by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Ağbal was abruptly fired on Saturday, just 2…

Greece, Turkey resume talks on disputes

Greece and Turkey held two days of talks aimed at resolving major outstanding disputes. The tow countries are at odds over manifold issues, such as competing claims over their respective…

Progress on Israel-Cypriot gas dispute

Israel and Cyprus are advancing steps to resolve their dispute over the offshore Aphrodite natural gas field in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. While the two countries hold warm bilateral relations…

Biden’s Eastern Mediterranean Agenda

By Col. (res.) Dr. Eran Lerman, Vice President of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security. Establishing coherent US policy regarding brewing conflict in the eastern Mediterranean should be a…

Netanyahu, Putin hold talks

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by telephone with Russian President Vladimir Putin. "We discussed our ongoing security cooperation," Netanyahu later said. According to a statement obtained by TV7 from…

Israel, Greece sign tourism pact

Israel and Greece are hoping to spearhead a “green passport” program to enable the resumption of international travel for people who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus. Israeli Prime Minister…