Tag: Syria
Developments in northern Syria ‘disturbing for Israel’
Israel has been closely monitoring Turkey’s brutal offensive against the Kurds in northeast Syria in recent days.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the Turkish invasion on Oct. 10, stating that Israel “warns against the...
How black and white thinking clouds realpolitik
Black and white thinking, which divides the world into absolute camps of good and evil, is associated with religious fanaticism from medieval Christianity to the Islamic world.
There are now troubling signs that a secular...
Pompeo accuses Iran of lying about oil delivery to Syria
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused Iran of lying about an oil delivery to Syria through its oil tanker Adrian Darya 1, which was impounded by the United Kingdom off Gibraltar in July and released the following month...
Turkish forces seize targets in Syria during second day of offensive
Turkey said its forces took over “designated targets” during the second day of its offensive in Syria, Reuters reported on Thursday.
The Turkish military is attacking Kurdish forces in Syria and the NATO country said...
Jewish and pro-Israel groups react to Trump’s decision on Syria and the Kurds
Jewish and pro-Israel groups reacted unfavorably to U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision on Sunday evening to withdraw U.S. forces from northeast Syria, ahead of an expected invasion by Turkey against Kurdish forces.
The White House announced the...
As Moscow waits for Israeli electoral outcome, the future of Syria looms over relations
When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Sochi in Russia last month to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the event turned into a political football back in Israel.
Seizing on the fact that...
Netanyahu and Putin talk foreign policy in Sochi
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi on Thursday, just five days ahead of the Israeli elections in an apparent effort to win support from supporters of political rival...
Danon demands UN recognize Syria’s culpability for Iranian actions on its soil
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon on Wednesday submitted a written complaint to the U.N. Security Council against Iran’s ongoing activities on Syrian soil for the purpose of perpetrating terrorist attacks against...
Facing tensions on multiple fronts, is Israel on the verge of an all-out war?
The big news in Israel is not that Iran attemptedto send kamikaze drones into Israeli territory last week or that Israel targeted that terrorist cell in Syria; these are not completely out of the ordinary or even...
Report: Israel carries out airstrikes against Iran near Golan Heights
Israel reportedly carried out an airstrike in southern Syria near the Golan Heights on Thursday, Syrian state television reported.
The report on state-owned Ikhbariyah said the attack targeted Tel al-Hara, where a Russian outpost was stationed,...