Posts Tagged: Syria Civil War
Netanyahu’s Visit to Syrian Wounded Slammed by Rebels, Praised by Refugee; ‘There is Goodwill and Humanity on the Israeli Side’
"There is goodwill and humanity on the Israeli side, despite everything I have been taught to believe during my life," blogged a refugee from the...
Barack Obama and the Shame of Syria
It is hard to imagine that representatives of the 30 countries that assembled in Geneva actually believed that they could find a political solution to...
Why the Middle East Can’t Modernize
The recent fall of Fallujah to an al Qaeda-linked group provides an unwelcome reminder of the American resources and lives devoted from 2004 to 2007 to...
Syrian Jihad Leader Arrested Disguised as Woman
Earlier this week, many Arabic-language Internet news websites posted a series of pictures, purporting to be of the leader (or "emir") of the al-Qaeda linked...
Latest Muslim Leader Accused of Being a Hidden Jew is a Good One
If you want to insult your opponent in the Muslim world, you can't do better than to call him a Jew - or worse than a...
Report: Assad’s Forces Kill at Least 25 in ‘Barrel Bomb’ Raid Over Aleppo
Forces loyal to Syrian President Basher al-Assad bombed a crowded vegetable market in the city of Aleppo on Saturday, Israeli daily Ma'ariv reported. The air...
2013 Jewish News in Review
JNS.org - As 2013 draws to a close, JNS.org takes a look at the biggest news stories from Israel and the Jewish world that have shaped...
Looking at 2013 Across the Middle East
As the year 2013 comes to a close, we take with us to 2014 the shame of the horrifying tragedy in Syria, the deep trepidations...
Why We Should Support the Syrian Rebels
In April 2013, I published an article with the slightly inaccurate title, "Support Assad." Better would have been "Support Whichever Side Is Losing in the...
Women Are the Real Victims of the Arab Spring
The Arab Spring, with the rising tide of hope for democracy and change it ushered in, has turned to autumn. For women it has become...
Syrian Infant Receives Life-Saving Surgery in Israel
JNS.org - A 4-year-old Syrian civil war refugee from the besieged city of Homs recently underwent what was likely life-saving surgery at the pediatric...
Hezbollah and Saudi Arabia Spar Over Syria
Saudi Arabia is believed to be making it easy for Sunni jihadists to make it to Syria to join the jihad against dictator Bashar al-Assad. Nearly...
More Wounded Syrians Treated in Israel
Times of Israel - Three Syrians injured in the brutal civil war raging between troops loyal to President Bashar Assad and rebel forces were brought...
Syrian Opposition Marks 1,000 Days of Civil War, Says One Person Killed Every 11 Minutes
The Syrian opposition to the rule of President Bashar al-Assad marked 1,000 days since the outbreak of the country's civil war today, asserting that the...
