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Nov. 20, 2003 Turkish terrorists sends Jews vicious Shabbat greeting By YAAKOV KATZ AND TOVAH LAZAROFF HSBC Bank building and its surroundings after the attack Photo: AP The IBDA-C terror organization, which has claimed responsibility for the double bombings in Istanbul on Thursday and the attacks on two of the city's synagogues last Saturday, wished "Dirty Jews a peaceful Shabbat," in an communique released following the attacks on the British Consulate and the HSBC Bank. The communique, released on Channel 2 News Thursday night, blamed the Jews for destroying Islamic society, saying they have poisoned Muslim culture with corruption and...

Terror Massacre in Turkey: MK Calls on Jews to Come Home 08:42 Nov 16, '03 / 21 Cheshvan 5764 Foreign Minister Shalom is in Turkey today, following a day of terror in Istanbul. MK Gila Finkelstein (NRP) said that the attacks "are just another reminder that there is only one place for Jews under the sun, and that is in the State of Israel." Terror Massacre in Turkey: MK Calls on Jews to Come HomeForeign Minister Silvan Shalom is in Turkey today to meet with Jewish community leaders and his counterpart Abdullah Gul, following a day of terror in Istanbul....

Diplomatic Contacts ©GPO/Moshe Milner FM Silvan Shalom lays a wreath in memory of the victims at the Neve Shalom Synagogue in Instanbul (Nov 16, 2003) Nov 16: FM Silvan Shalom arrived in Istanbul on Sunday morning to visit the scenes of Saturday's bomb attacks on two synagogues and to meet with his Turkish counterpart, Abdullah Gul and leaders of the Istanbul Jewish community. He will continue to Brussels and Vienna to meet with foreign ministers of the EU-member states to discuss anti-Semitism and recent events in Europe. The site then links to this Ha'aretz article:Last Update: 16/11/2003 16:24 Shalom says...

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Suicide car bombers attacked two synagogues in downtown Istanbul at almost the same time Saturday, killing 23 people, the interior minister said. One explosion went off outside the Neve Shalom synagogue, the city's largest. The other severely damaged the Beth Israel Synagogue in the affluent district of Sisli, three miles away. An outlawed Turkish radical group called the Great Eastern Islamic Raiders' Front claimed responsibility, the semi-official Anatolia news agency said. Interior Minister Abdulkadir Aksu said 23 people were killed, while Anatolia said more than 80 were wounded. He said both attacks were suicide car bombings. Television...