Analysis
Tuesday, December 10th 2024
Jonathan Spyer WSJ, Dec. 8, 2024 “In each case, Israel’s response laid bare the profound inferiority of the Iranians and their allies in direct confrontation.” The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria marks the eclipse of Iran’s self-styled axis of resistance in the Middle East. While the successful advance of the Syrian Sunni insurgents […]
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Friday, December 6th 2024
SHABBAT READING: How Is It Possible that Jacob Mistakes Leah for Rachel?: Dr. Rabbi Zev Farber, The Torah.com, no date — When Jacob arrives at the city of his uncle, Laban, he meets his cousin Rachel at the well and is struck by her beauty. Jacob stays with Laban for a month and starts working for him. […]
Ron Ben Yishai Ynet News, Dec. 5, 2024 “Israel is concerned about these militias and the Hezbollah forces entering Syria, as they could signify the beginning of a long-term Iranian military presence in the country through its proxies.” The rapid southward advance of Sunni jihadist rebels and the capture of the city of Hama appear […]
Kasra Aarabi and Saeid Golkar The Telegraph, Dec. 5, 2024 “Khamenei and the IRGC are fully aware that losing Assad would land a decisive blow to their regime’s regional ambitions and eternal quest to eradicate Israel. Tehran spent a significant amount of money and blood to preserve Assad the last time he was on the brink […]
Carrie Keller-Lynn WSJ, Dec. 5, 2024 “… that rebel group’s blend of nationalism and Islamism, which echoes the ideology of Afghanistan’s Taliban and Palestinian Hamas, is regarded by Israel as a dangerous threat, particularly were it to come to power in neighboring Syria.” The surprising advance by opposition forces in Syria’s civil war poses a conundrum for […]
Kasra Aarabi and Saeid Golkar Middle East Forum, Dec. 4, 2024 “The ballistic missiles Iran’s regime has been firing are called Khaybar Destroyers—in other words, “Jew destroyers.”” With the murder of Rabbi Zvi Kogan, an Israeli rabbi who helped provide kosher food in the United Arab Emirates, now confirmed as terrorism, the Iranian regime’s involvement is […]
Tuesday, December 3rd 2024
Paulo Agular Geopolitical Monitor, Dec. 2, 2024 “The collapse of the Assad-Iran-Hezbollah axis in Aleppo could divert resources and attention away from Israel, allowing it to sustain pressure on Gaza and other fronts as needed.” The swift capture of Aleppo by rebel forces, led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), marks a pivotal turning point in the Syrian civil […]
Monday, December 2nd 2024
“If Turkey were to renew its push for regime change in Damascus, it would put Ankara once again in conflict with major Arab states such as Iraq and the United Arab Emirates who have already indicated support for Assad. Presumably, Egypt and Saudi Arabia also support the Syrian regime given their wariness of the Islamist […]
Lior Ben Ari, Alexandra Lukash, and New Agencies Ynet News, Dec. 1, 2024 “Al-Julani has drawn ideological distinctions between Jabhat al-Nusra and the Islamic State, stating, “We reject the caliphate they declare and view it as illegitimate because it was established on invalid foundations.”” When discussing the Syrian “rebels” currently engaged in combat against President […]
Steven A. Cook Council on Foreign Relations, Dec. 1, 2024 “For the moment, Assad’s problems in Syria are Iran’s problems in Syria and that is good for Israel.” How did opposition fighters gain control of Syria’s second-largest city eight years after they were routed? How significant is this? During the height of the conflict in […]
Tuesday, December 19th 2023 / Tuesday, December 19th 2023
Iran’s Proxies in Syria Move Toward Escalation with Israel: Kasra Aarabi and Jason M. Brodsky, Foreign Policy, Nov. 10, 2023 What the War in Gaza Means for Syria: Aron Lund, The New Humanitarian, Dec. 7, 2023 Syria’s Stakes in the Israel-Gaza War: Giorgio Cafiero, The New Arab, Dec. 14, 2023 How Violence in Syria Is Connected to […]
Tuesday, December 19th 2023
Giorgio Cafiero The New Arab, Dec. 14, 2023 “The war in Gaza is reviving the relevance of the resistance front in the Arab world. Not only the Syrian opposition, but the Arab world more generally has scoffed at the impotence of the resistance front in recent years. Today, Arabs are again rooting for resistance. The […]
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