Palestinian Authority officials are calling the gift the Turkish government gave them a few years ago “the treasure.” The trove comprises 140,000 pages of carefully arranged microfilm that could have a dramatic effect on Israel’s ability to hold on to a number of assets—land and structures—throughout the country.
Erdoğan’s ‘quiet jihad’
Turkey’s efforts to restore the glory days of the Ottoman Empire extend far beyond influence peddling in Jerusalem and on the Temple Mount. Photo: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.