American actress Angelina Jolie travelled to Turkey where she met with refugees who crossed the border escaping the violence in Syria. Jolie requested that no media besides her own personal photographer be present as she met with mostly children and young people escaping the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. The Foreign Ministry of Turkey has stated that more than 9,600 Syrians have arrived over the border.
Jolie is the daughter of fellow American movie star Jon Voight, who has visited Israel many times and spoken out on behalf of Jewish causes.