Posts Tagged: syria
Trump Has Worsened the Syrian Stalemate
The US is currently at a great disadvantage in Syria. The Trump White House, despite blaming its increasing irrelevancy in the region on the Obama administration’s...
Top CNN Host Calls Out Human Rights-Abusing UN Member-States for Hypocrisy on Israel
CNN news host Jake Tapper on Thursday called out human rights-abusing UN member-states for their hypocritical focus on Israel. On his “The Lead” program, hours after...
Syria’s Sunni Arabs and Israel: The War’s Silver Lining?
When Syrian opposition figure Farid Ghadry appeared before Israel’s Knesset in 2007, he provoked the ire of many of his compatriots. The move sparked controversy...
ISIS Threatens US With Attacks in Retaliation for Recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital
Islamic State threatened attacks on US soil in retaliation for the Trump administration's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, one of the...
Report: Assad Offers Israel 25-Mile Buffer Zone on Syrian Border
JNS.org - During Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s surprise visit to Russia last week, Assad relayed a message to Israel via Moscow that Damascus would be willing...
Backing the Kurds Is the Best Bet to Check Iran’s Expansion
The US and Israel should throw their full weight behind the Kurds and their quest for independence. A Kurdish state represents the biggest opportunity to...
The Syrian Civil War and the Spread of Anti-Israel Hatred
When I was a young student in the Middle East, signs of hostility toward Israel were everywhere. In Cairo, there were rallies to promote resistance...
Syrians, Iranians Vow to Fight ‘Zio-American Schemes’
JNS.org - The IDF struck three Syrian rocket launchers on Saturday, after five rockets from Syria entered the Golan Heights earlier that day -- and as Iran’s military...
Ending the War in Syria Could Be a Disaster for Europe
Blinded by the smokescreen of the war against ISIS, the world failed to notice that Tehran was taking over considerable parts of Syria -- particularly in the sparsely...
As Iran Expands Military Influence in Syria, Israel Puts World on Notice
JNS.org - Iran is expanding into Syria, converting the country into a military and weapons base -- filling it with heavily armed Shia proxy forces, and...
Syria Proves the World’s Moral Bankruptcy
Much has been written about Syria’s civil war -- but sadly the mounting death and destruction there has long since become mere statistics. The international community has...
Israeli Delegation to Meet White House Officials for Talks on Syria, Lebanon
JNS.org – A delegation of Israeli security officials, headed by Mossad intelligence agency Director Yossi Cohen, will arrive in Washington, DC later this week for talks...
Mossad Chief: Middle East ‘Changing for the Worse,’ Iran Threat Growing Post-Nuclear Deal
The regional threat posed by Iran is growing, Mossad chief Yossi Cohen told Israeli cabinet ministers on Sunday, according to media reports. The Middle East is...
The Most Incorrect History of the Middle East Ever Written?
“The Middle East is the graveyard of predictions” notes the left-wing writer and editor Adam Shatz. That’s partly because the region is so volatile (no one...
