Posts Tagged: Israel Syria
New Details of 2007 Syria Operation May Provide Insight into Iran Attack
Excerpts from a book written by Middle East expert David Makovsky, appearing in the New Yorker, reveal new details on the decision-making process leading...
Obama’s Warning to Syria Comes Amid Iranian Directives to Transfer Chemical Weapons to Hezbollah
Information gathered by U.S. intelligence officials that Iran's leadership has pressed Bashar al-Assad in Syria to move stockpiles of his chemical weaponry to Hezbollah led...
Opinion: Is Hillary Clueless or Cavalier? Neither Helps
Last week in this space I wrote about Secretary of State Clinton's cavalier call for the people of Aleppo to rise up against the Assad regime....
An Urgent Plan of Action for Syria
Aleppo - Syria's second-largest city, its commercial hub and an ancient heritage site - is under relentless assault. This siege follows what has been called...
Syrian Chemical Weapons and Al-Qaida
During a nighttime raid in Amman on April 20, 2004, Jordanian security forces foiled a plot by al-Qaida to attack the headquarters of...
Golan Heights May Become Another Sinai Due to Lawlessness in Syria
The Golan Heights is becoming a major threat to Israeli security as Syrian President Bashar al-Assad moves his forces from the mountainous area to Damascus,...
Obama Administration Stabs Israel in the Back
The Founders in their wisdom divided the powers of government; some to the Executive, some to the Legislative. The power of the purse went to...
Israel Braces for Terror Threats From Syria
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Division 36 Commander Brig. Gen. Tamir Haiman warned on Thursday of possible terrorist attacks in the Golan Heights originating...
Ehud Barak: Assad is “Doomed” in Syria
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak urged the international community to increase pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, saying that he is "doomed" and...
Israel Approves Call Up of 22 Additional Battalions to Secure Egypt, Syria Borders (VIDEO)
Instability in Egypt and Syria has led the Israel Defense Forces to call up 6 additional battalions for emergency duty, with 16 others available if...
Netanyahu the Ideologist – Exclusive Interview with Eyal Gabbai, Part 2
Up until six months ago, Eyal Gabbai was the Director-General of Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu's office. Working with the Prime Minister for up...
Israel, the “Arab Spring,” and the Wishful Thinkers
When it comes to Israel, advice is never in short supply. It's doled out steadily by diplomats, scholars, editorial writers, columnists, you name it. The onset of...
Syrian Opposition Cleric Asks Israel for Medical Help (VIDEO)
Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad continue to kill hundreds of people in it's attempt to crush a popular uprising aimed at toppling his...
