Isranet Daily Briefing
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 […]
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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 […]
Tuesday, March 11th 2025 / Monday, March 10th 2025
Erez Linn Israel Hayom, Mar. 10, 2025 “I found him to be a very methodical thinker with a strong degree of pragmatism.” Syria’s new president has traded his militant fatigues for polished suits as he attempts to transform his image from extremist commander to pragmatic statesman, The New York Times reported. Ahmad al-Sharaa, previously known by his […]
Shachar Kleiman Israel Hayom, Mar. 10, 2025 “We are calling on you and on everyone. We don’t want him [Al-Julani]. Get rid of him.” Nearly 1,000 Alawites have been murdered in recent days in horrific massacres carried out by Islamist forces in western Syria. While the UN stammers and the world once again stands idly by, the […]
William Christou Guardian, Mar. 10, 2025 “They took a 16-year-old boy, he had a nervous breakdown, telling them not to kill him. They didn’t say anything, they just took him and killed him.” Clashes between Syrian security services and fighters loyal to the ousted Assad regime erupted on Wednesday, kicking off five days of still-ongoing fighting […]
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 […]
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 […]
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