Posts Tagged: Israel Syria
Druze Religious Elders From Syria Make Historic Visit to Israel
A delegation of Druze religious elders from Syria crossed into Israel on Friday for the first such visit in more than 50 years, underscoring Israel's backing for the community amid growing tensions with the new government...
Israel’s Top Diplomat Says Little Hope for Real Change in Syria as Hamas, Islamic Jihad Open New Front
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar has dismissed any hope for real change in Syria despite the formation of a new government, calling for "realistic expectations"...
The Future of Syria Is Uncertain; Here’s What Israel Should Be Doing (PART TWO)
Part One of this article appeared here. Former UK Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sachs referred in one of his articles to the book Radical Uncertainty by British economists...
The Future of Syria Is Uncertain; Here’s What Israel Should Be Doing (PART ONE)
The main lesson of the surprise attack on the Assad regime by the rebels in Syria begins with an overall view of the strategic logic...
Israel Says Its Troops in Syria Will Remain Atop Mt Hermon Indefinitely
Israeli troops who seized strategic ground in southern Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad will remain on the summit of Mount Hermon indefinitely, Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday after visiting troops there. Katz said Israel would not...
Syria’s De Facto Leader Says Country Ready to Welcome UN Forces in Buffer Zone With Israel
Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa said on Thursday his country is ready to welcome UN forces into the UN established buffer zone with Israel. "Israel's advance in the region was due to the presence of Iranian militias and Hezbollah. After the liberation...
IDF Has Seized Over 3,000 Weapons in Syria Since Dec. 8
JNS.org — Israel Defense Forces soldiers operating in Syria have confiscated more than 3,000 weapons and other gear belonging to the former Syrian Armed Forces...
Israeli Military Says Commandos Raided Missile Plant in Syria in September
Israel's military said on Thursday its special forces had raided an underground missile production site in Syria in September that it said was primed to produce hundreds of precision missiles for use against Israel by the...
Israeli Jets Attack Syria-Lebanon Border Crossings to Stop Arms Amuggling
Israeli jets struck seven crossing points along the Syria-Lebanon border on Friday, aiming to cut the flow of weapons to the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group in...
Putin Denies Russian Defeat in Syria, Says Israel Is the Main Winner
Russian President Vladimir Putin denied on Thursday that Russia's nine-year intervention in Syria had been a failure, but expressed concern about Israel's military operations there since...
US Islamic Group CAIR Accuses Israel of ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ — in Syria
The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) has accused Israel of committing "ethnic cleansing" in Syria following the recent collapse of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad's...
Defense Minister Orders Israeli Troops to Prepare to Spend Winter on Mount Hermon
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has ordered Israeli troops to prepare to stay over the winter on Mount Hermon, a strategic location overlooking Damascus, adding to signs that Israel's presence in Syria is set to...
Netanyahu Says Israeli Troop Deployment in Syria Buffer Zone ‘Temporary’
Israeli troops deployed to a buffer zone along the Syrian border will be there temporarily to prevent terrorists from launching attacks against Israel, Prime Minister...
‘Israel Doesn’t Want a Stable Syria’: The Media Uses Upheaval to Falsely Slander Israel
The Independent’s world affairs editor, Sam Kiley, has a long history of reporting from the Middle East for several mainstream media outlets including CNN, Sky...
