Published: 18 October 2019
Last updated: 4 March 2024
US Vice President Pence made the announcement after talks with Turkish President Erdogan. Israelis rally in support of the besieged minority, Russia cements its role as powerbroker in the Syrian void
'A great day for civilisation': US announces Turkish ceasefire in Syria (SMH)
Turkey has agreed to a ceasefire in northeast Syria and will allow Kurdish fighters in the region to withdraw, US Vice President Mike Pence announced following talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. In return the US will withdraw the sanctions on Turkish officials that President Donald Trump announced earlier in the week.
Hundreds rally in support of the Kurds in Tel Aviv (Jerusalem Post)
More than 100 people took to the streets of Tel Aviv on Tuesday to protest Turkey’s military operation in northern Syria, calling on the international community to stop the “genocide of the Kurdish people.”
Organised by political activist Maj. (res.) Yair Fink, the demonstration began in front of the Turkish Embassy on Hayarkon Street and continued south to the US Embassy branch office.
WATCH Israelis cry 'shame' against Kurdish offensive outside Turkish, US embassies in Tel Aviv (Haaretz)
Kurdish Iranians also protest outside Turkish embassy in Tehran as Erdogan vows to press ahead with the offensive
Deafening silence (Jerusalem Post)
GERSHON BASKIN: While Israel is not in the position to send in troops to the frontlines and to force the Turkish army back over its own border, we have a moral obligation to stand with the victims.
How Bashar Assad won in Syria (Haaretz)
ANSHEL PFEFFER: Obama, Netanyahu and Erdogan all allowed the Syrian president to survive and ultimately, with a lot of help from Russia and Iran, murder his way to victory
Filing the void, Russia seeks to cement its role as power broker in Syria (Times of Israel)
Desperate for a new protector, the Kurds struck a deal with Russia-backed Assad, whose forces have now begun moving into Kurdish-administered areas to shield them against Turkey
Photo: Israelis demonstrate against the Turkish military offensive in north-eastern Syria, in Tel Aviv, October 13 (AFP)
