Posts Tagged: Syria Civil War
Syrian Opposition Figures Share Their Vision With Israelis, Defy Arab Protesters
JNS.org - “You are living in a paradise in comparison to the Syrian people. Shame on you. We are being killed,” said Issam Zeitoun, who lives...
Syria and the Scandal of Our Orthodox Synagogues
“Lord of the Universe, I beg You to redeem Israel; but if You do not want to do that, then I beg You to redeem...
Reflections on Hanukkah and Miracles
Why do miracles happen sometimes and not others? Is it because we deserve them? Many rabbis like to claim that when bad things happen, it is...
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...
The World Cannot Ignore Assad’s Crimes
JNS.org - It was one of the most dramatic moments so far in the five-year civil war that has torn Syria apart. In August 2014, a man...
AIPAC Reverses Course and Will Now Support an Anti-Assad Bill
JNS.org - Following public outcry over AIPAC's failure to support a bill sanctioning Syria and its leader Bashar al-Assad, the pro-Israel lobbying group has changed its stance...
Syria, Allowed to Speak at the UN, Calls Israel a ‘Terrorist’ State
At the UN last week, Syria was represented by Deputy Prime Minister Walid Al-Moualem. He called Israel a "terrorist" state: Syria is confronting mercenary terrorists on its...
‘Obama-ism’ Will Not Fade Away After President Leaves Office, Former Israeli Envoy to US Reportedly Tells Tel Aviv Gathering
Israel will be dealing with the repercussions of President Barack Obama’s foreign policy long after he leaves the White House in January, an American-born Knesset...
As Israel Asserts Golan Control, the Move Is a Civil War’s One Point of Agreement
JNS.org - With Syria’s civil war raging on in its sixth year, neighboring Israel has largely managed to keep a comfortable distance from the bloody conflict,...
Iran and Russia Have Become Merchants of Death in Syria
In the wake of the unimaginable horror of World War II, the international community committed itself to never allow such atrocities to take place again...
Israeli NGO Secretly Providing Humanitarian Aid to War-Torn Syria
An Israeli nonprofit has been secretly transferring humanitarian supplies to the Syrian populace devastated by the civil war, Israel21c reported on Friday. Doreen Gold's Il4Syrians has been operating since 2011, and provides...
Obama’s Peace Talks Are Latest Blunder in Feckless Syria Policy
Negotiations to resolve the Syrian civil war stumbled to their opening in Geneva on Friday. If peace in a united Syria is their objective, these...
Inaction in Syria Has Cost the World Dearly, and Now We Must Fix It
What started as a civil war in Syria nearly five years ago has now evolved into an international crisis unmatched by any other since World...
Israel Concerned With Syrian Civil War’s New Game of Russian Roulette
JNS.org - The bloody and seemingly endless civil war in Syria has taken a new twist over the past month, with reports emerging that Russia has...
