Pod Save America Hosts Call on Democrats to Cut All Israel Military Aid, No Longer Accept AIPAC Funding
Jews, Israelis Targeted in Austria Amid Surge in Antisemitic Incidents; Local Jewish Community Calls for Action
‘All of Our Strength’: Over 1,000 Pro-Israel Activists Gather in DC for Solidarity Conference
‘Devastated’: Wesley LePatner, Killed in Manhattan Mass Shooting, Was a Jewish Communal, Philanthropic Leader
Sen. Angus King Vows to No Longer Vote for Israel Military Aid Until Gaza Conditions Improve
Europe Won’t Pressure Israel to ‘Commit Suicide’ Amid Gaza Backlash, Palestinian State Push, Says Israeli FM
Israel’s National Soccer Coach Attacked in Athens Before Soccer Fans Chant ‘F–K Israel, Free Palestine’ at Match
New York Judge Sentences Neo-Nazi to 5 Years for Livestreaming Bomb Threats Against Jewish Hospitals
US Pressures Lebanon to Issue Cabinet Decision to Disarm Hezbollah Before Talks Continue
UK Plans to Recognize Palestinian State in September Unless Israel Meets Conditions, Starmer Says
Reports: Syrian Regime Struck Rebel-Held Town With Chemical Weapons
Error: Contact form not found.
by Benjamin Kerstein
Syrian President Bashar Assad. Photo: Fabio Rodrigues Pozzebom/ABr via Wikimedia Commons.
Reports indicate that the ruling Syrian regime of Bashar Assad has again used chemical weapons against a rebel-held area.
According to Reuters, Syrian rebels and a medical organization both reported an attack on the town of Douma. They claimed the attack employed chlorine gas and killed 35 people.
The Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) also stated that the chlorine attack was followed by the use of nerve gas against civilians.
The reports could not be independently confirmed.
Assad’s regime has been accused of using chemical weapons several times. In 2013, following a chemical attack, Syria claimed to have handed its entire chemical arsenal over to Russia to be destroyed. However, in 2014, 2015, and 2017 Assad was accused of employing chemical weapons against rebel-held areas.
