Though Turkish government officials have, for months, been calling for Israel to apologize for their involvement in a May 31 military raid that left nine Turkish activists dead, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ruled out the possibility, according to new reports (See here, here and here) this afternoon. Such a stance should not surprise [...]
Netanyahu: Israel Won’t Apologize to Turkey (Update)
December 27th, 2010 · 1 Comment
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Top Three Videos of 2010 Remembered
December 25th, 2010 · No Comments
On Friday, I shared my favorite interview stories of 2010. Today, I share my three most-viewed videos of the year. They appear below: 1. Shot April 28 in Quincy, Ill., and appearing in a post the following day, the most-viewed video has generated more than 54,000 views in eight months. More importantly, it proved what [...]
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Protests Grow Outside Turkish Embassy in Tel Aviv
June 3rd, 2010 · 2 Comments
Three days ago, I shared a post containing exclusive video of protests taking place outside the Turkish Embassy in Tel Aviv. Today, I offer exclusive coverage of a second protest rally held Thursday evening. It shows a growing number of people are taking to the streets to protest the Turkish government’s involvement with the Gaza-bound [...]
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Does Hope Float in the Middle East?
June 2nd, 2010 · 3 Comments
Is it possible that President Barack Obama’s signing of a presidential determination Jan. 27, 2009, resulted in direct support going to people aboard vessels in the Gaza-bound flotilla that has stirred up so much controversy in recent days? I think it is. According to this Feb. 4, 2009, entry in the Federal Register, President Obama [...]
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Protest Outside Turkish Embassy in Tel Aviv (Update)
May 31st, 2010 · 1 Comment
Anti-Turkey protests began to take shape across the street from the Turkish Embassy in Tel Aviv only hours after an incident off the coast of Israel left as many as 19 10 people dead aboard ships purporting to be carrying aid to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, according to this report. Within hours of the [...]
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‘Barack Obama’s Seven Mystery States Coin Collection” Marks One-Year Anniversary
January 16th, 2010 · 1 Comment
In a post one year ago today, I introduced the nation to “Barack Obama’s Seven Mystery States Coin Collection.” Today, I share updated details about the unique and collectible coin set that continues to remind Americans of the seven mystery states that, on May 9, 2008, then-presidential candidate Barack Obama said he had visited while [...]
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Uncle Jay Explains the News: Oct. 12, 2009
October 13th, 2009 · No Comments
“Acronym” is Uncle Jay’s word of the week, and he employs them frequently while covering a wide range of topics (below) in this week’s edition of Uncle Jay Explains the News: NASA blew up the moon; Miley Cyrus decided to dump her Twitter page in order to regain some of her privacy — and then [...]
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