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Sender Glasser, of Clark, New Jersey, discovered the honey-soaked pastry while dining with his family in Turkish restaurants
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Fast Forward Turkey’s sudden ban on trade with Israel is already affecting Jews in both countries
'Everything stopped. We can’t do normal business,' a Turkish Jewish trader told JTA.
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Fast Forward What’s behind Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ‘firm’ support for Hamas?
Erdogan has engaged in several high-profile diplomatic spats with Israel since coming to power more than 20 years ago
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Fast Forward Israeli soccer player detained in Turkey over message marking 100th day since Oct. 7
Israeli officials slammed Turkey over Jehezkel’s detention, with one cabinet minister calling Turkey “the executive arm of Hamas"
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Fast Forward Turkish president calls Hamas a ‘liberation group’ that is ‘waging a battle to protect its lands’
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