Ambassador Ford: Speaking Truth To Power In Syria
I was wrong. I was one of those who criticized the Obama administration for returning a US ambassador to Syria after a five-year absence without getting any clear pro-quid-pro from Bashar Assad. It...
View ArticleSantorum, Obama And Appeasement
It was somewhat jarring this week to see the President of the United States take to his podium to figuratively hold up the head of Osama bin Laden as a political trophy. But that's what Barack Obama...
View ArticleWatching Syria
Stewart Ain Staff Writer Moshe Maoz, professor emeritus of the Department of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at Hebrew University, is an expert on Syria and Middle East affairs. He is also a former...
View ArticleAssad Family, Insiders Hit With New Sanctions
JTA E.U. foreign ministers are slapping new sanctions on the wife of Syrian President Bashar Assad, three other Assad family members, and eight Syrian government ministers, according to reports.The...
View ArticleStalling Tactics
Tue, 04/10/2012 Editorial The leaders of Iran and Syria have learned the dirty little secret of dealing with an international community making demands them.In the case of Iran, the U.S. and other...
View ArticleObama's Holocaust Museum Speech: The Political Fallout
Was Barack Obama suddenly so "shocked, shocked" to find out that modern day atrocities are going on around the world that he decided to do more about it? read more
View ArticleThe Best-Dressed List Burns My Britches
This year, I noticed H.H. Shekha Moza bint Nasser of Qatar among the usual collection of European royals and movie stars that constitute Vanity Fair's annual celebration of wealthy people wearing...
View ArticleIsrael Fires On Syrian Troops In Golan Heights
Israel fired an anti-tank missile at a Syrian military mortar crew after it fired a mortar shell that landed near an Israeli town in the Golan Heights. Monday's incident marks the second time that...
View ArticlePope Calls For Peace Efforts, End To Persecution Of Christians In Middle East
JNS At a gathering in Rome with Lebanon’s new cardinal, Pope Benedict XVI launched a new appeal for peace in Syria and the Middle East, the Associated Press reported.“The church encourages all...
View ArticleUN General Assembly Adopts Nine Resolutions Condemning Israel
JTA Resolutions describe the 'extremely difficult socioeconomic conditions' of Palestinian refugees. The United Nations General Assembly adopted nine resolutions on the topics of Palestinian rights...
View ArticleAfter Airstrikes Against Syria, Obama Says U.S. 'Coordinates' With Israel
JTA An airstrike on a military research center in Syria, the second attack on Israel's northern neighbor in three days, is being blamed on Israel. Syrian state media accused Israel of the early Sunday...
View ArticleIn Syria, A Deadly Game Of Bluff
Tue, 05/07/2013 Editorial Israel’s air strikes inside of Syria in recent days delivered not only bombs but also strong messages. The question is how they will be interpreted.read more
View ArticleAfter Syria Airstrikes, Obama Says U.S. ‘Coordinates’ With Israel
JTA An airstrike on a military research center in Syria, the second attack on Israel’s northern neighbor in three days, is being blamed on Israel.read more
View ArticleAssad Claims To Have Advanced Missiles From Russia
JTA Syrian President Bashar Assad said Russia has delivered an advanced air defense system to his civil war-torn country. Assad reportedly made the announcement during an interview with the...
View ArticleJews Urge Action On Syria As ‘Moral Imperative’
Joshua Mitnick and Stewart Ain Groups line up behind Obama as they look toward Iran. Tel Aviv — Congress must support President Barack Obama’s call for a limited military attack on Syria if Obama’s...
View ArticleAIPAC To Lobby Lawmakers For Syria Strike
JTA AIPAC officials reportedly said the pro-Israel group will lobby U.S. lawmakers to authorize a retaliatory strike on Syria for its alleged use of chemical weapons.read more
View ArticleDe Blasio On Silver, Syria and Circumcision
Adam Dickter Assistant Managing Editor At an Upper West Side campaign stop, Dem frontrunner runs a gamut of diverse questions. Enjoying the attention afforded by frontrunner status, Public Advocate...
View Article‘Where Will It Leave Us?’
Michele Chabin Israel Correspondent Israelis ponder the Russian proposal and a possible U.S. strike, with eyes trained on Iran. Jerusalem — Like other Israelis, Chloe Levy, a 32-year-old Jerusalemite,...
View ArticleJerusalemites Relax, Focus On Holidays Instead of Gas Masks
Steve Lipman Staff Writer Jerusalem – Israel breathed a collective sigh of relief this week. In the days before Yom Kippur on Saturday and the start of Sukkot on Wednesday night, between concern over...
View ArticleWith Deal Struck, Pro-Israel Groups Suspend Lobbying For Syria Strike
Ron Kampeas JTA Pro-Israel groups suspended their high-profile lobbying effort for a strike on Syria now that the United States and Russia have struck a deal to strip the Assad regime of its chemical...
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