Posts Tagged: Assad Regime
Report: Hezbollah Fighters Are Deserting Their Posts Amid Offensive in Syria
Hezbollah fighters in Syria and their allies on the ground have apparently been deserting their posts, Saudi news outlet Al Arabiya reported on Wednesday citing recordings from the...
Multifaith Relief Effort for Syrian Refugees Not About Israel, But Israel May Benefit
JNS.org - When members of the pro-Israel community think of populations in need of relief, Syrian refugees are probably not one of the first...
To the Weekend Protesters
This weekend, there have been large protests on the streets of London, Cape Town, and Santiago, and smaller demonstrations in Paris and New York. Were they...
Is Israel Acting Disproportionately?
It has been nearly two weeks since Israel launched Operation Protective Edge, in a stated effort to quell rocket fire from the Gaza Strip and...
Report: Hezbollah Assassination Was at Point Blank Range, With Silenced Pistols
Lebanese newspaper, An-Nahar, has revealed new details about the assassination of senior Hezbollah member Hassan al-Laqqis. Armed men waited for his car to pull up...
Elie Wiesel: Jewish Response to Syria Gas Attack Not Powerful Enough, Considering Gas Was Used by Nazis to Kill Jews
Famed Nobel laureate and humanitarian, Elie Wiesel, told a New York audience Sunday that the U.S. Jewish community should have responded to the recent use...
Kerry to Assad: Avoid Western Strike by Turning Over Chemical Weapons
International Business Times - US secretary of state John Kerry has given an ultimatum to Syrian president Bashar al-Assad to avoid a military strike...
Assad is Adopting Hamas’ ‘Dead Baby’ Strategy
As Congress debates whether to authorize President Obama to engage in a punitive-deterrent military attack on Syria, the Assad regime is adopting what I have...
Assad Could Prevail in Syrian Civil War, Minister Says, Reflecting Shift in Israel’s Assessment
JNS.org - There is a "real possibility" that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad "could survive Syria's civil war and even prevail in it" against...
Jewish British MP Recounts Meetings With Assad: His Only Objective is Regime Survival
A British Jewish Member of Parliament recounted his trips to meet with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad—and in one instance his wife—in a Daily Mail editorial...
Iran Ups Rhetoric, Says Golan Will Become “Fatahland”
Ynet - Will the latest attack allegedly carried out by Israel on the Syrian front awaken a military response from the Assad regime...
New York Times, Foreign Policy: Syria Strikes Show Israel is Serious About Its ‘Red Lines’
Following reports of Israeli airstrikes in Syria over the weekend targeting advanced weaponry intended for delivery to terror group Hezbollah, major international publications have commented...
Erdogan: Assad Used Chemical Weapons
Ynet - Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday that Bashar Assad's regime has been using chemical weapons against the rebels, adding...
Israeli Official: We’re Certain Assad Has Used Chemical Weapons
JPost - Israel has clear evidence of Syrian President Bashar Assad's army using chemical weapons against rebels, a senior diplomatic source said Monday. The ...
