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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly via video at United Nations headquarters, September 25, 2025. (AP/Angelina Katsanis)
September 8, 2026, 5:31 am
PA submits US entry applications, testing plan to ban Abbas from UN confab — officials
Palestinian official says Ramallah was told it could still submit papers for adjudication after Trump aide told ToI Washington plans to again bar PA president from attending General Assembly
By Jacob Magid
AI-generated versions of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani (L) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are seen in a Likud campaign ad, September 4, 2026 (Video screenshot)
September 5, 2026, 10:50 pm
In AI-made Likud ad, Mamdani, Khamenei and Erdogan prematurely celebrate Netanyahu’s defeat
Campaign clip posted by Netanyahu shows New York City mayor organizing party with Muslim leaders, only to be sorely disappointed by premier’s election victory
By ToI Staff and Luke Tress
Decommissioned Syrian Air Force planes are seen at the Abu al-Duhur military airport, east of Idlib, following the takeover of the area by Syrian opposition fighters on December 7, 2024. (AP/Omar Albam)
August 24, 2026, 6:06 pm
Strike on Syrian airbase signals Israel’s growing unease with Turkey’s regional ambitions
Critics question why Ankara’s longstanding presence suddenly required force, but experts say Turkish military systems could threaten IDF freedom of action and help Erdogan expand his influence
By Stav Levaton
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, seen during a vote on the state budget in the Knesset, Jerusalem, March 29, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) during a meeting with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (unseen) at Dolmabahce Presidential Office, in Istanbul. (TURKISH PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE / AFP)
August 21, 2026, 8:29 pm
Turkey issues fresh ‘genocide’ arrest warrant for Netanyahu amid growing Syria tensions
Ankara seeks arrest of PM and another Israeli for intercepting a Gaza-bound activist flotilla earlier this year; premier dismisses ‘Erdogan’s pathetic attempt to intimidate’ Israel
By Agencies and Nava Freiberg
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 26, 2024 in New York City. (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images/AFP)
August 20, 2026, 8:47 pm
US plans to again bar Abbas from going to NYC for UN address next month — official
PA leader enlists Turkey’s Erdogan to appeal to ‘good friend’ Trump on his behalf; UN official to ToI: We hope US will honor host country obligation to let in General Assembly speakers
By Jacob Magid
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman shake hands during a welcome ceremony, in Ankara, Turkey, June 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
August 12, 2026, 6:36 pm
Erdogan hopes for expansion of defense pact with Saudis, Pakistan, amid bid to woo Egypt
Turkish president says he’d eventually like ‘all countries of the region to gather under its umbrella’ but probably wasn’t thinking of Israel
By AFP
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, shakes hands with his Lebanese counterpart Joseph Aoun before their meeting at the presidential palace in Ankara, Turkey, July 30, 2026. (Ugur Yildirim/DIA Photo via AP)
July 30, 2026, 10:58 pm
Erdogan says Turkey seeks to join a post-UNIFIL security force in Lebanon
It’s not clear what will follow decades-long UN peacekeeping mission that expires at end of the year; hosting Lebanese counterpart, Erdogan vows to aid post-war recovery
By AP and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and US President Donald Trump meet in the Oval Office on July 28, 2026. (GPO)
July 30, 2026, 2:12 am
‘An exchange of ideas,’ not an effort at persuasion: Inside Netanyahu’s Oval Office meeting with Trump
Israeli official says PM refrained from advocating for striking Iran, which he did in previous meeting, but won’t wait for a green light if Iran attacks Israel; also insists premier and US president are like a ‘married couple’ who ‘finish each other’s sentences’
By Jacob Magid
US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters while on Air Force One en route to Oakland County International Airport, July 27, 2026, in Waterford Township, Mich. (AP Photo/ Alex Brandon)
July 27, 2026, 11:48 pm
Trump on Netanyahu opposing F-35s to Turkey: ‘Nobody tells me what we should be selling’
US president said he would sell fighter jets to Ankara, which has become a regional adversary of Israel, though State Dept said last week Turkey not eligible to buy them
By Jacob Magid and Lazar Berman
Republican People’s Party or (CHP) leader Ozgur Ozel gestures to party members during his speech during a CHP convention, in Ankara, April 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Ali Unal)
July 21, 2026, 7:46 pm
Turkey’s ousted opposition leader says he is forming new party to take on Erdogan
Ozgur Ozel, who was forced out of post by controversial May court ruling, says he’s leaving CHP for ‘new beginning,’ as weakened opposition looks to battle Erdogan’s grip on power
By Fulya Ozerkan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a media conference at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. (AP/Riza Ozel)
July 9, 2026, 6:57 am
Erdogan derides Israeli and Greek concerns over potential US sale of F-35s to Turkey
Turkish leader says opposition from leaders of Israel and Greece ‘has no place in my world,’ as Ankara accuses Jerusalem of ‘disinformation campaign’
By Agencies, Nava Freiberg and Jacob Magid
United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, center, speaks with White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller at the Bestepe Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
July 8, 2026, 11:10 am
Hegseth’s visit to Israel canceled amid rising tensions between US, Iran
US defense minister’s trip would have been his first since he became Pentagon chief; Hegseth had been expected to meet Netanyahu, Katz amid concerns over potential F-35 sale to Turkey
By Nava Freiberg, ToI Staff and Agencies
President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as he arrives for the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (Doğukan Keskinkılıç, Pool Photo via AP)
July 7, 2026, 5:46 pm
NATO summit and Trump’s support for F-35s sale boost Turkey’s standing, as slumping Israel sees clout erode
Ankara and Jerusalem are again trading barbs, but Netanyahu hasn’t dented US president’s desire to sell Erdogan advanced fighter jets, as Turkey consolidates its position with the West despite increased anti-Israel rhetoric
By Lazar Berman
Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli (left) attends a special plenary session at the auditorium in the Knesset, Jerusalem, during the war with Iran and Hezbollah, March 9, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan seen ahead of the NATO Summit in Ankara, July 6, 2026. (Turkish Presidency via AP)
July 7, 2026, 2:59 pm
Likud minister calls Turkey’s Erdogan a ‘grotesque hybrid of Hitler and Sinwar’
Diaspora Minister Chikli says vocally anti-Israel leader is a ‘pathetic blood-soaked zero’ and ‘patron of Hamas and ISIS,’ as Israeli rhetoric against Ankara escalates
By Grace Gilson
President Donald Trump, left, meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as he arrives for the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (Osmancan Gürdoğan, Pool Photo via AP)
July 7, 2026, 2:16 pm
Sitting alongside ‘friend’ Erdogan, Trump says he’ll ‘certainly consider’ F-35 sale to Turkey
Erdogan: Trump promised us 5 F-35s and he ‘always keeps his promises’; US president: I’ll lift sanctions imposed on Ankara for its purchase of Russian air defense system, which had been obstacle to F-35 sale
By Jacob Magid, Reuters and Lazar Berman
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