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Turkey's rise is creating a rare point of agreement for Israel, China - opinion

Ankara's growing influence in Syria is fueling different but overlapping security concerns for both Israel and China.

 Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa (L) and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) attend a joint press conference at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, February 4, 2025.
Ethnic Uyghur demonstrators take part in a protest against the visit of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to the Turkish capital, near the Chinese consulate in Istanbul, Turkey July 26, 2023.

Experts raise alarm as China expected to triple illegal organ harvesting of detained Uyghurs

 Syrian army personnel gather as they head towards Latakia to join the fight against the fighters linked to Syria's ousted leader Bashar al-Assad, in Aleppo, Syria, March 7, 2025.

US gives nod to Syria to bring foreign jihadist ex-rebels into army, including Uyghurs from China

 Iranian woman holds a photo of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei during a rally that marks the 46th anniversary of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran, on February 10, 2025.

Big Brother in Tehran: Iran's police state supresses women with AI, drones


UK, Canada to join boycott of Beijing Olympics

Britain will join Canada, Australia and the US in a diplomatic boycott against the Winter Olympics in Beijing to protest China's human rights abuses against Uyghurs.

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a meeting of the special committee on the COVID-19 outbreak, as efforts continue to help slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada May 20, 2020

US officials to boycott Beijing Olympics over rights 'atrocities'

Beijing threatened unspecified 'resolute countermeasures' against any such move.

A man is reflected in a mirror as he walks past the logo of the Beijing 2022 Olympics in Beijing, China, November 30, 2021.

Biden says US considering diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics

A diplomatic boycott would mean that US officials would not attend the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics in February.

US President Joe Biden speaks during a press conference in the G20 leaders' summit in Rome, Italy October 31, 2021.

NBA's Kanter calls for end of Uyghur genocide

Over 120,000 Uyghurs are detained in “re-education camps,” though the true number may be as large as one million.

Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter (11) reacts against the Chicago Bulls during the second half at the United Center

Israel declines to sign UN statement on China’s treatment of Uyghurs

An Israeli diplomatic official told said that the Israeli government had “other interests that it has to balance” in its relationship with China.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S.

US lawmakers urge IOC to delay or move China's 2022 Winter Olympics

The IOC did not immediately respond to a request for comment. It has previously said that it is not a "super world government" that can resolve political issues in China ahead of the Games.

THE OLYMPIC rings are pictured in front of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Lausanne, Switzerland last month.

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Why has China turned on Israel? - opinion

By supporting the plight of the Palestinians, China is cynically stoking the most emotional issue in Middle Eastern politics in order to distract Muslim nations from its own campaign against Uyghurs.

CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER Wang Yi attends a Lanting Forum with the theme ‘China and the UN: Cooperation in 50 Years and Beyond,’ in Beijing last month.

Letters to the Editor July 5, 2021: The PLO is for lovers

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Letters to the Editor June 27, 2021: Uyghur support, Knesset committee

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