Khat

Turkey to release Israeli sentenced for possession, smuggling of khat

Danny Awka insists that he was "tricked" into smuggling khat as the drug in its natural form is legal in Israel.

AUGUST 17, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog shake hands during a joint news conference in Ankara, Turkey March 9, 2022.

Khat disguised as basil found in Israeli shipment bound for Europe - WATCH

While Khat is a traditional herb, it is often used for recreation and medicine in many parts of the Middle East; The United States and several countries in Europe have outlawed the drug.

JUNE 17, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Ali Abdi, 14, and his friend Abdulahi Yaroow, 13, chew khat in Mogadishu August 10, 2014. Grown on plantations in the highlands of Kenya and Ethiopia, tonnes of khat, or qat, dubbed "the flower of paradise" by its users, are flown daily into Mogadishu airport, to be distributed from there in convoys