Istanbul-New York-Tel Aviv

Named after the three cities I live in, this blog will focus on Israeli, Palestinian, and Turkish politics and social issues. In addition, I will periodically cover other topics related to the Middle East.

Monday, April 8, 2019

Netanyahu and Erdogan Agree: Their Political Foes Are Traitors and Terrorists* [Or a look into how the Israeli and Turkish political systems are more similar than you might think]!

Haaretz: Both Turkey and Israel face elections, and both leaders are playing from the same ethno-nationalist political playbook. But in T...

Istanbul's 'Fake Auschwitz': What Happened When a Turkish Movie Gala Recreated a Nazi Death Camp on the Red Carpet*

Haaretz: " The 'Cicero' movie premiere's red carpet led past a makeshift death camp, with SS guards, barking dogs, barbed...

On Khashoggi, U.S. Journalists Are Falling for Turkey's Conspiracist, State-run Media

Haaretz: " In its breathless hunt for grisly, sensational details, the Western media is embracing evidence-free, state-curated ‘scoops...

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About Me

Istanbul-Tel Aviv-New York: Istanbul; I am an assistant professor at CUNY Brooklyn College and I am interested in the Israeli-Palestinian confict and Modern Turkey. Currently on research leave, I am based in Istanbul until September 2013.

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