Posts Tagged: Damascus Airstrike
Moscow Works On UN Resolution Condemning Israel for Damascus Airport Strike: Report
i24 News - Russia is reportedly preparing a proposal for a UN Security Council resolution condemning Israel for a recent attack on Damascus airport. Israeli officials...
Damascus Airport Strike Reflects a Shift in Israeli Policy
JNS.org - The central goal of the Israeli Air Force’s alleged strike on Thursday night was not Iran, but Syria. By striking the runways at...
IDF Chief Gantz: Flames Creeping Up on Nasrallah
JNS.org - In Lebanon, the "flames have begun to lick [Hezbollah leader Hassan] Nasrallah's robe," IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz said Thursday...
Assad Says he is Pressured to Open ‘Golan Front’
Ynet - Syrian President Bashar Assad gave an interview to the Hezbollah affiliated television network Al Manar Thursday and commented on the state of...
State Department Calls for Hezbollah to Withdraw from Syria
Jerusalem Post - The US State Department called on Lebanon's Hezbollah militia on Wednesday to withdraw its fighters from Syria immediately, saying their ...
Syrian Foreign Minister: We Will Retaliate Immediately if Israel Strikes Again
Times of Israel - Syria's foreign minister laid out a hard line Wednesday, warning that Syria would "retaliate immediately" if Israel strikes Syrian soil ...
IDF Examining Reports of Blast Near Syria, Lebanon Border
While tensions in the region remained high due to the Syrian civil war, residents of Metula in northern Israel said they heard a blast late...
Hezbollah Stronghold in Lebanon Hit by Syrian Rockets
A pair of rockets hit a car dealership and a residential building in Hezbollah strongholds in south Beirut on Sunday, the Associated Press reported. The attack...
Syria Reportedly Aims Half-Ton Warhead Missiles at Tel Aviv
Syria has deployed advanced missiles carrying 500-kilogram (1,100-pound) warheads with attack coordinates set for Tel Aviv, The Sunday Times reported. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, responding...
Syria, Target of Reported Israeli Airstrikes, Jumps to Top of Iran’s Foreign Interests
The recently reported Israeli airstrikes on Syria, which were neither confirmed nor denied by the Jewish state, targeted weapons depots allegedly storing Iranian-made weapons intended...
Syria and the Debate Over America’s Decline
According to a revealing report in The New York Times this past week, President Barack Obama went much further than he originally planned last August,...
Should Israel’s Security be Sacrificed at the Altar of ‘Regional Stability’?
Check out the front page of Monday's (May 6th, 2013) edition of The Guardian and your hair will be blown back by this scorching headline:...
Israel’s Game-Changer with Hezbollah
The international media have focused on the recent Israeli airstrikes in Syria and what it means to the region. What and whom did Israel...
Airstrikes in Syria: Western Officials Fear Retaliation Against Israeli Civilian Targets
Washington Post - Western officials and experts fear that a pair of Israeli airstrikes on Syrian military targets in recent days increased the risk of...
