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Tuesday, May 6th 2025
Deadly Attacks on Syria’s Small Druze Community Are Part of a Bigger Fight: Sudarsan Raghavan and Suha Ma’ayeh, WSJ, May 2, 2025 A Look at the Druze Community as It Faces Existential Threat in Syria: Ya Libnan, Yalibnan, May 5, 2025 Israel Must Help Druze Achieve Self-Determination in Syria | Opinion: Bradley Martin, Newsweek, Mar. 7, […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Friday, April 18th 2025
SHABBAT READING Song of Songs: A Secret for Maimonides, An Open Book for Gersonides: Prof. Menachem Kellner, The Torah.com, Apr. 17, 2025— If ever a biblical text “cried out” to be interpreted allegorically, it is Song of Songs. Indeed, the Talmud states that treating the Song like a regular song is an insult to God […]
Friday, April 18th 2025 / Thursday, April 17th 2025
Michael Doran WSJ, Apr. 11, 2025 “If Syria became like Jordan—a buffer between hostile powers—everyone would win.” Ending Iran’s nuclear-weapons program may be President Trump’s top goal for stabilizing the Middle East, but his biggest test lies in Syria. Ahmed al-Sharaa, the former rebel who overthrew the Assad regime four months ago, presides over a weak […]
Dr. Michael Milshtein Ynet News, Apr. 13, 2025 “I have great relations with Turkey. Erdogan likes me, and I like him. If you have a problem with him, I’ll fix it.” The Israeli government continues to avoid clearly articulating its strategy in the Syrian arena. In the absence of a formal policy, observers are left […]
Jerome Drevon Foreign Affairs, Apr. 11, 2025 “,,, it does not look as if Syria is about to once again become a one-state autocracy, even if that were an outcome that Shara secretly wanted. What is emerging under Shara is a government that has elements of both authoritarian rule and more federated, decentralized organization.” In […]
Loveday Morris and Souad Mekhennet Washington Post, Apr. 12, 2025 “There is a huge stockpile in Syria that Hezbollah is trying to move out of Syria. They know where those are, and they are working with Syrian networks to get them out.” From the front seat of a black GMC truck, Maher Ziwani, the Syrian […]
Tuesday, March 11th 2025
How Did Deadly Syria Clashes Start and Who Is Responsible for Civilian Killings?: William Christou, Guardian, Mar. 10, 2025 Alawites to Israel: ‘Strike Al-Julani’s Forces from the Air, They Won’t Stop Slaughtering Us’: Shachar Kleiman, Israel Hayom, Mar. 10, 2025 Who is the Real Al-Julani? West Still Preplexed: Erez Linn, Israel Hayom, Mar. 10, 2025 […]
Tuesday, March 11th 2025 / Tuesday, March 11th 2025
Aslı Aydıntaşbaş European Council on Foreign Relations, Feb. 6, 2025 “The question of moderation and tolerance in Syria is tied to whether the country’s new rulers are still jihadists at heart.” Unnoticed by the outside world, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan in October hinted at “good news” soon to come from Syria. Within a few […]
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