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Syria’s al-Sharaa must normalize ties with Jerusalem or accept IDF presence

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Syria, along with the rest of the Middle East, is undergoing unprecedented changes and Israel has announced its intention to protect its borders. As part of this effort, the Israel Defense Forces reported that...
Alawites cross the Nahr al-Kabir river, forming the border between Syria's western coastal province and northern Lebanon in the Hekr al-Daher area, fleeing sectarian violence in their heartland along Syria's Mediterranean coast, on March 11, 2025. Photo by Fathi al-Masri/AFP via Getty Images.

New Syrian regime’s ‘mask has fallen’

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he indiscriminate slaughter of Alawite civilians in Syria by Islamist gunmen affiliated with the country’s new Sunni Muslim regime has led to urgent questions about the nature of the government taking shape northeast of Israel. “The mask...
Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman meets with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the Royal Palace grounds in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on March 10, 2025. Photo by Saul Loeb/POOL/AFP via Getty Images.

Rubio: Gaza reconstruction must exclude Hamas

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio reaffirmed on Monday that any reconstruction effort in Gaza must exclude the Hamas terrorist group. He made the remarks during a meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman...

Israel redrawing its borders in Syria and Lebanon

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On Feb. 24, 2025, protests erupted in southern Syria, with several hundred demonstrators rallying in multiple locations against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent call for the demilitarization of the area south of Damascus. The...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressing the opening of parliament in Ankara on Oct. 1, 2020. Credit: Erdoğan/X.

Israel concerned by Turkish moves in Syria

Turkey's attempt to turn Syria into a client state, replacing Iran and Russia as the key influencer, is a growing concern for Israeli officials. A senior political source in Jerusalem confessed to the Israel Hayom newspaper that...
IN SEPTERMBER 2007, IDF fighter jets carried out Operation Orchard and destroyed a nuclear reactor in Syria. If not for the Israeli operation, nuclear weapons could eventually have fallen into the hands of Sunni jihadi terrorist organizations now beginning to contend for power in post-Assad Syria.

The world has Israel to thank for no nuclear fears in post-Assad Syria

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Following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s murderous regime, protracted uncertainty or outright chaos should be expected in Syria. Among other things, assorted remnants of al-Qaeda and ISIS terrorist groups will configure or reconfigure in the area, and...
A Jewish family at home in Damascus, Syria, in 1901. Credit: R.Y. Young via Wikimedia Commons.

Rabbi of Syrian Jewish community in Israel writes to Ahmed al-Sharaa

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The chief rabbi of the Syrian Jewish community in Israel has penned an extraordinary letter to the new leader of Syria, congratulating him on his victory in ousting the Assad dictatorship and encouraging him...
Opposition fighters shoot in the air as they celebrate in Damascus. (AP pic)

After The Syrian Collapse: Terrorism, Ecstasy And “Metaphysical Fear”

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ABSTRACT: Following Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad’s recent fall, a changing configuration of jihadi terror groups will seek power and influence. Wittingly or unwittingly, these coalescing groups could act as Tehran’s fighting surrogate against Israel...
A chanukiyah in Meron in northern Israel, on the sixth night of the holiday, on Dec. 15, 2020. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.

Chanukah over Syria

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This Chanukah, menorahs will be lit not only in the land of Israel, from Jerusalem to Gaza, but in Lebanon and on the heights of Mount Hermon overlooking Syria. Vacationing families will visit the...
Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli speaks at the Knesset in Jerusalem, June 25, 2024. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.

Israeli minister slams Erdogan, endorses Kurdish autonomy

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Israeli cabinet minister Amichai Chikli on Wednesday endorsed an independent Kurdish entity, which he juxtaposed with Syrian jihadist rebels supported by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. “Kurdistan must be granted independence, while Erdogan should be...