Posts Tagged: Syria Civil War
Are Russia and Israel on a Collision Course Over Syria?
Russian politicians have been surprisingly mute on the Israeli airstrikes in Syria that took place on February 11. Nothing notable has been said beyond an...
No Breaks for Israel
Israel’s red lines in Syria’s civil war have included the following: returning fire against any entity that fires into Israel (whether Syrian, rebel, Hezbollah, or...
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...
Israeli Defense Minister Lieberman Insists There’s No Iranian Military Presence in Syria, Contradicting Netanyahu
Israel's Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman appeared to contradict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's warnings of a burgeoning Iranian military presence in Syria in an interview with...
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...
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...
Netanyahu and Putin to Hold Syria Talks, Amid Iranian Threat
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday in the Russian resort city of Sochi to discuss the situation in...
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...
A Righteous Israel Must Bomb Assad’s Crematoria
For more than six years now, Syrian President Bashar Assad has waged a vicious war against his own people. So far, nearly half-a-million people have been killed....
Trump’s Syria Policy: Strikes Are a Good Start
US President Donald Trump’s unexpected attack on Syria’s Shayrat airbase -- in response to President Bashar Assad’s sarin gas attack on his own citizens --...
Russia Blocks UN Security Council Effort to Condemn Deadly Syria Chemical Attack
Russia blocked a Western-led effort at the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday to condemn last week's deadly gas attack in Syria and push Moscow's ally...
US Allies Praise Trump Strikes on Syrian Airbase
US allies reacted with support Friday for the US missile strikes on a Syrian airbase in retaliation for the alleged use of chemical weapons by Syrian forces. Tuesday's chemical attack, which targeted a...
Russia Freezes Military Coordination With US in Syria
Russia reacted to US military strikes on its ally Syria Friday by cutting a hotline intended to prevent midair incidents, a response that demonstrates Moscow's...
