Analysis
Tuesday, May 6th 2025 / Monday, May 5th 2025
Sudarsan Raghavan and Suha Ma’ayeh WSJ, May 2, 2025 “The government is not welcome here.” Deadly clashes this week in southern Syria, home to the Druze ethnic group, are putting new pressure on the nascent government as it tries to prevent the country from fragmenting along sectarian lines. Two days of fighting were set off […]
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Ya Libnan Yalibnan, May 5, 2025 “Most of the world’s 1.2 million Druze live in Syria, Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan, while diaspora communities in the Americas and Australia remain closely linked to their ancestral homelands through enduring transnational ties.” Syria’s Druze community is facing one of the most violent internal eruptions in years, with over 40 […]
Bradley Martin Newsweek, Mar. 7, 2025 “Is it any wonder why Druze in Syria are increasingly looking to Israel for sanctuary?” There is no reason to believe that the situation of Druze and other minorities will improve following the ouster of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad. During a rare interview with Al Jazeera in 2015, militant leader of the jihadist Al-Nusra […]
Chad Merlin Jerusalem Post, Mar. 16, 2025 “After years in which these visits were forbidden by the former regime, things were changing.” A delegation of more than 150 Druze dignitaries from Syria visited holy sites in Israel over the weekend. It was the first time since 1974 that such a delegation crossed the border. They came from […]
Isranet Daily Briefing
Monday, May 5th 2025
Why is it So Hard to Stop the Houthis in the Middle East? – Analysis: Seth J. Frantzman, Jerusalem Post, May 4, 2025 Houthi Drones Drain Billions from West as Red Sea Chaos Escalates, Experts Say: Gabriel Colodro/The Media Line, Jerusalem Post, May 4, 2025 U.S. Strikes Spur Plans for Yemeni Ground War Against Houthis: […]
AlJazeera, May 4, 2025 “Both the Yemeni government and the Southern Transitional Council have competitively sought to present themselves as the solution to the US’s need for a partner on the ground against the Houthis in Yemen.” Anti-Houthi factions in Yemen could be vying for US support to attack the movement’s territory, analysts and experts […]
Benoit Faucon, Nancy A. Yousef and Saleh al-Batati WSJ, Apr. 14, 2025 “A major ground offensive risks reigniting a Yemeni civil war that has been dormant for years and that spurred a humanitarian crisis when a Saudi-Emirati coalition supported local ground forces with a bombing campaign.” Yemeni militias are planning a ground offensive against the […]
Gabriel Colodro/The Media Line Jerusalem Post, May 4, 2025 “Every Patriot missile or naval interceptor costs millions. Every drone they launch might cost a few thousand. This is not sustainable.” When a $20,000 missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels can bring down a US Reaper drone worth over $30 million, the cost of war takes on a […]
Seth J. Frantzman Jerusalem Post, May 4, 2025 “The Houthis are a hard nut to crack. Air power is likely not enough to stop them. Can their supply lines be cut off instead? Can their rocket storage facilities be found? Possibly.” The Houthis launched a missile at central Israel on Sunday that caused an explosion near Ben-Gurion […]
Friday, May 2nd 2025 / Friday, May 2nd 2025
SHABBAT READING The Tzaraʿat Paradox: Prof. Albert I. Baumgarten, The Torah.com, Apr. 15, 2021 — The rules of the skin condition called tzaraʿat begin with a series of descriptions of the signs that indicate its presence, such as swelling, rash, and white discoloration. The person is then to approach a priest who will decide on its status […]
Friday, May 2nd 2025
Dr. Elai Rettig BESA Geo-Energy Insights No. 8, Apr. 9, 2025 “Now that Israel is seeking new markets for its natural gas, Azerbaijan’s participation in exploration efforts in Israeli waters could serve as a vital energy bridge between Israel and Turkey.” A significant development in the Eastern Mediterranean energy landscape recently took shape as Israel […]
Martin Sherman JNS, Apr. 16, 2025 “Warm relations are mirrored in a generally benign relationship with its Jewish community in the country.” “The Abraham Accords were the greatest foreign policy accomplishment of Trump’s first administration; he has made it clear that his new administration will seek to expand them.” — “Forbes,” March 8, 2025 Two recent […]
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