On assignment in Istanbul

Reporter Erik Schecter of the Jerusalem Post was on assignment in Istanbul to follow up on the synagogue bombings when one of today’s bombings shook his hotel room. Serving double duty, he has filed his story on the bombings today together with an eyewitness account. The Post’s Matthew Gutman provides his analysis of what the bombings mean.

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