Posts Tagged: Syria Lebanon
Palestinians Trying to Leave Lebanon — Because of Israel?
From Arutz-7: The number of “Palestinian refugees” in Lebanon has decreased significantly over the past few years and many are leaving for other countries to try to...
Israeli Defense Minister Lieberman: Next War Will Be a Two-Front Conflict in North and South
Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Tuesday said the next war in Israel will see the Israel Defense Forces facing both a unified Syrian and Lebanese...
Contrasting Strategies, Same Results
Whereas former President Bush and President Obama are ideologically a world apart, their policies toward Middle Eastern conflicts produced the same damning reaction. Bush's misguided...
The Shi’ite Crescent Holds Its Ground
Developments in Syria are unfolding quickly, as the country's civil war takes new twists and turns every week, and the impact of the ...
EU to Lift Arms Embargo on Syrian Opposition
Times of Israel - The European Union has decided to lift the arms embargo on the Syrian opposition while maintaining all other sanctions...
Syrian Gains Amplify Pressure on White House
Wall Street Journal - The Syrian army battled Monday alongside Hezbollah militants to reclaim a rebel-held city, amplifying pressure on President Barack Obama to...
Israel Warns US of Russia-Syria Arms Deal
Jerusalem Post - Israel warned the United States in recent days that Russia plans to sell advanced ground-to-air missile systems to Syria despite Western...
U.N. Removes Peacekeepers From Golan Observation Post
Al Arabiya - The United Nations on Wednesday pulled peacekeepers back from an observation post in the Golan Heights ceasefire zone where four ...
US, Russia, Agree to Push Both Sides in Syria War Toward Negotiated Solution
Al Arabiya - The United States and Russia on Tuesday agreed to push both warring sides in the Syria conflict to find a negotiated...
Top Israeli Official Warns of Al-Qaeda in Syria
Recently, I had a very interesting conversation with a high-ranking Israeli security official about developments in Syria. Apparently, from his point of view, the rebels...
Syrian Man Taken to Hospital in Safed, Israel for Surgery
Times of Israel - A Syrian man was allowed into Israel for medical treatment Thursday evening after being injured during ongoing battles between...
Saudi Journalist Calls Hezbollah a “Tool of the Mullahs”
Hezbollah has always proclaimed to be the vanguard of the "resistance" against Israel, while claiming to advance Lebanese national interests as its priority. But...
In Syria, Reports of Israeli Strike on Chemical Weapons Site and Increasing Islamic Control of Rebels
After the United States revealed last week that it now believes Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has used chemical weapons against rebel forces, the Israel Air...
Report: Islamic Control of Syrian Rebel Groups Increasing
Increasing reports indicate a mounting presence of Islamic terror groups within Syria's rebel forces, complicating options for Western policymakers to address the Syrian civil war. According...
