Isranet Daily Briefing
Friday, July 11th 2025
“Israel must remain clear-eyed and recognize that Syria remains unstable, the Syrian regime does not exercise full control over its territory, and it does not enjoy full legitimacy. Accordingly, Israel must be strategically and operationally prepared for a scenario in which the current regime may fail to meet its commitments.” — Carmit Valensi SHABBAT READING: […]
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Carmit Valensi INSS Insight No. 2010, July 10, 2025 “… under the auspices of American and international support, it is appropriate to give a security arrangement with the Syrian regime a responsible and fair chance.” Reports of talks between Syria and Israel reflect a drastic shift in Israeli policy toward Syria and mark a […]
Christina Goldbaum, Adam Rasgon and Aaron Boxerman NY Times, July 9, 2025 “Based on what I absorbed and heard from the president, we’re less likely to hear about Abraham Accords in the short term and more likely to hear about de-conflicting and making sure Israel and Syria are not enemies.” Syria and Israel have […]
Michelle Nichols Yahoo News, July 10, 2025 “The status of foreign fighters has been one of the most fraught issues hindering Syria’s rapprochement with the West. But the U.S. has given its blessing to a plan by Syria’s new leaders to integrate foreign fighters into the army.” United Nations sanctions monitors have seen no […]
Friday, July 11th 2025 / Friday, July 11th 2025
Abdullah Bozkurt Nordic Monitor, July 3, 2025 “… the proposed agreement is expected to further complicate Turkey’s relationships with third-party countries such as Cyprus, Israel and Lebanon — each with their own stakes in the Mediterranean’s contested waters and wary of any moves that might shift the balance of maritime claims.” A letter signed […]
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, […]
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 […]
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