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Turning Turkey’s double bind against it: How Israel is outsmarting Erdogan - opinion

The 1920 Treaty of Sèvres and the Ottoman collapse are behind Ankara’s fear of losing power; Jerusalem knows that regional bilateral agreements back Erdogan into a corner

Members of Turkey’s Presidential Guard Regiment.
Merkava Tank in southern Israel, on the border with Gaza, November 11, 2024.

Cyprus ramping up pressure on Tel Aviv while eyeing Israel’s Merkava tanks for its army - report

Shlomo Haimson in an undated picture.

IDF identifies remains of soldier killed in Cyprus, buried as unknown in Haifa since 1948

Turkish President and Leader of the Justice and Development (AK) Party, Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses to the party members during the AK Party Group Meeting at the Grand National Assembly of Turkiye in Ankara, Turkiye on February 25, 2026.

The West’s illusions about Erdogan’s denialism was outrageous. The reaction to it was revealing


Two unmanned drones get intercepted on way towards RAF Akrotiri base in Cyprus

Greece is preparing to send two frigates and two fighter jets to protect Cyprus, following the drone intrusions, a Greek defense ministry official said on Monday. 

The entrance of RAF Akrotiri, a British sovereign base in Cyprus, which was hit by an unmanned drone overnight, causing limited damage, Cyprus March 2, 2026.

Iran launched missiles at Cyprus, threatening thousands of British troops stationed there

He also noted that 300 British troops had been stationed near the military base Iran struck in Bahrain on Saturday, with some of the soldiers being "several hundred yards away."

Britain's Defence Secretary John Healey and Shadow Foreign Secretary Priti Patel appear on the BBC's programme, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg in London, Britain, March 1, 2026.

Countries issue Middle East travel advisories amid rising US-Iran tensions

The advisories range from warnings to diplomatic evacuations, with Dutch airline KLM announcing on Wednesday that it is suspending all flights to Tel Aviv as of March 1.

In this handout photo obtained from the US Defence Department, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) sail in the Arabian Sea, Feb. 6, 2026.

Israel is sliding into tribal politics, and we’re letting it happen - opinion

In an election year defined by contempt, I saw in a Gesher retreat in Paphos how dialogue can still hold Israeli society together.

Participants at the Gesher Syms Leadership Institute retreat in Paphos, Cyprus.

Grapevine, February 13, 2026: An anti-aggression alliance

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Prof. Ofer Merin, IFCJ President Yael Eckstein, and Prof. Jonathan HaLevy.

Israeli, Greek, Cypriot, US gov't officials gather in Knesset as Turkish threat rises

The meeting, held in cooperation with the Middle East Forum, discussed several regional developments and urged greater cooperation against the Turkish threat.

MKs Alon Schuster and Ohad Tal, Middle East Forum’s Alex Selsky and Greg Roman, INSS senior reaserch fellow Galia Lindenstrauss, entrepreneur Yehonatan Adiri, security expert Yossi Kuperwasser, and strategic advisor Liane Polak-David host “The 3+1 Framework” security meeting on February 10, 2026.

How Cyprus quietly became Israel’s favorite island escape across the Mediterranean

“Israelis have discovered that Cypriots remain genuine friends, regardless of circumstances," said Louisa Varaclas, director of the Israel Office at the Cyprus Tourism Ministry.

A MEDITERRANEAN view from the roof top bar of NYX Limassol.

Former IDF officer says key to AI is still 'person behind the algorithm' at Cybertech conference

Speaking at Cybertech in Tel Aviv, Kogan Ehrlich debated with other former Unit 8200 officials about what people should focus on learning, such as "knowing a lot or knowing how to learn fast."

 UNIT 8200 soldiers in action – working with data.

Planes are preparing to leave Ben-Gurion Airport in case of missile strikes, Regev says

Israeli airlines, including El Al and Arkia, are ready to evacuate their fleets globally to avoid missile threats, according to Transportation Minister Miri Regev.

Travellers at Ben-Gurion Airport, October 23, 2025.

Iran, Turkey must forget 'dreams of empires,' Israel Katz warns at summit with Greek counterpart

Jerusalem is on high alert for a variety of imminent threat scenarios, the defense minister stressed, in a clear reference to the stand-off with Iran.

Defense Minister Israel Katz and his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias inspect the honour guard, prior to their meeting in Athens Greece, January 20, 2026