Posts Tagged: Syrian civil war
Israeli Defense Official: War Likely in 2017 Only if Preemptive Strike Against Hezbollah Becomes Necessary
A senior Israeli defense official said that the IDF is cautiously optimistic about making it through the coming year without having to conduct major combat...
Report: Hezbollah Rejects Moscow-Ankara-Brokered Syria Ceasefire Deal Over Turkish Demand for Withdrawal of All Foreign Fighters
Sources in Lebanon told the London-based pan-Arab daily Al-Arab that Hezbollah has rejected the Russia-Turkey-mediated ceasefire agreement for the Syrian civil war, the Hebrew news site nrg reported on...
Russia’s Putin Announces Syria Ceasefire Deal Has Been Reached, Hostilities to End Friday
An agreement to end hostilities in Syria's bloody five-year civil war has been reached, Russian President Vladimir Putin said today. The deal, signed by the Syrian...
Bernard-Henri Lévy: The Shame of Aleppo
"The pyramid of martyrs haunts the earth." Remembering Aleppo, this line from René Char’s wartime poem comes back to me like a slap in the...
Aleppo’s Fall Cements the Radical Shiite Axis
Recent gains by the pro-Assad alliance in Aleppo signal the rise of an emboldened, Iranian-led radical Shiite axis. And the more that this axis gains...
Our Shameful Inaction in Syria
The destruction of Aleppo in Syria and the wanton murder of its citizens has once again been dominating the news. This ancient city is purportedly...
Mideast Analyst: Fall of Aleppo Signals Entrenchment of Assad Regime, Iran in Syria, Bad News for Israel
Israel should be extremely concerned over the fall of Aleppo, as it means that Iran and its proxy Hezbollah have achieved free rein in Syria...
Expert: Possibility of Hezbollah Obtaining Chemical, Biological Weapons From Iranian, Syrian Regimes ‘Cannot Be Ruled Out in Principle’
The possibility that Hezbollah is being equipped with chemical and biological weapons cannot be ruled out in principle, an expert in the field told The...
Israeli Defense Minister Vows to Prevent WMDs From Reaching Hezbollah
JNS.org - Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said the country is doing "what is necessary" to prevent Syria from funneling advanced military equipment and weapons of mass destruction...
Analysis: Russian Silence Might Signal ‘Tacit Consent’ by Kremlin to Israeli Strikes in Syria
Russia’s silence following reports that the Israeli Air Force bombed an arms depot and a Hezbollah-bound weapons convoy in Syria on Wednesday might signal “tacit...
Why Are Palestinian Refugees Different From All Others?
Over the past few years, the resettlement of refugees has been one of the key issues in international politics. The horrendous conflict in Syria has forced more...
Ex-IDF Intelligence Chief: Following Trump Victory, Israel Has Chance to Bolster Relationship With US
Following the election of Donald Trump, Israel has a chance bolster its relationship with America, an ex-IDF intelligence chief said on Tuesday. “Israel can try to...
Mideast Analysts: Imminent Election of Hezbollah Ally as Lebanese President to Benefit Iran
The expected election on Monday of a Hezbollah ally as the next president of Lebanon will benefit Iran, two Mideast experts wrote on Friday. In an...
Expert: Israeli-Turkish Relations Getting Back on Track, But Won’t Return to Previous Peak
Last week’s visit to Istanbul by Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz was a clear sign that relations between the Jewish state and Turkey are getting...
