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Druze and Syria analyst for BBC called Zionism ‘pure evil’

Robin Yassin-Kassab lashed out at Israel’s attempt to ‘create chaos’ in Syria during his World Service interview

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Robin Yassin-Kassab (Screenshot: YouTube)

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Syrian security forces redeploy to Druze city as Israel resumes airstrikes after Bedouin attacks

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

Fighters from Bedouin tribes gather near a burning building in the Druze village of al-Mazraa in Syria's southern Sweida governorate (Image: Getty)

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The massacre of the Druze is a moral test: Israel acted, the world failed

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Who are the Druze and why is Israel defending them?

By Jamie Shapiro

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Israeli troops stand guard as members of Syria's Druze community cross walk towards the fence to cross into the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights near Majdal Shams (Getty)

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Israel promises to strike Syrian forces to protect Druze city

By Yaakov Lappin

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Netanyahu calls for calm as Israeli Druze flock into Syria amid sectarian violence

By Jacob Jaffa

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A poster depicting Iranian military commanders and scientists killed in Israeli strikes (Image: Getty)

By Yossi Melman

After Israel’s humiliation of Iran, a historic reshaping of the Middle East may already be underway

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‘I was detained in Lebanon just for being a Jewish tourist’

Dan Brotman speaks about overhearing torture while in a cell and being handcuffed, blindfolded and denied access to essential medical care

By Imogen Garfinkel

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Dan Brotman in Beirut's Jewish cemetery in 2022, where he found graves dating as recently as 2018. (Photo courtesy of Dan Brotman)

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The Syria-isation of Iran: Why the Islamic Republic could soon share the Assad regime’s fate

Israel’s dominance in the skies has shattered Iran’s defences—now, a strike on Ayatollah Khamenei could bring the entire regime crashing down

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June 16, 2025 12:47

Israeli F-35s and F-15s refueling mid-air with a KC-707 tanker. (Image: IDF)

US to complete near-total military withdrawal from Syria

US envoy Tom Barrack said only three American bases remain in the country, with plans in place to scale down to only one.

By Shachar Kleiman

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June 4, 2025 14:01

The US' special envoy to Syria, Tom Barrack, has confirmed it will be consolidating its armed forces in the country to a single base (Image: Getty)

Trump to lift US sanctions on Syria after Al-Sharaa meeting

Trump in Saudi Arabia: US President announces lifting of Syria sanctions

By Jacob Jaffa

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May 14, 2025 10:36

US President Trump has announced the lifting of sanctions on Syria during a tour of the Middle East (Image: Getty)

Israeli arrested after attempting to join ISIS

The suspect viewed pro-terror content on social media and established contact with an individual affiliated with the organisation, according to officials

By JC Reporter

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May 9, 2025 11:41

An Israeli man has been arrested after attempting to travel to Syria to join ISIS (Image: Alamy)

Qatar to bankroll Syria’s public sector pay hike with $29m cash boost

The plan has reportedly gained approval from Washington, with Saudi Arabia also involved in the project

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

May 8, 2025 10:44

Qatar is set to provide $29 million to fund a pay increase for Syrian civil servants (Pictured: Qatari prime minister and foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani; Image: Getty)

Syria in ‘secret talks’ with Israel over security and counter-terrorism

The reported development follows a row over sectarian violence against the Druze community and coincides with Syria’s new president’s first trip to Europe

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

May 7, 2025 14:22

Israel and Syria have reportedly opened a diplomatic back channel, mediated by the UAE (Image: Getty)

Druze leaders in Syria agree to disarm after sectarian clashes

The announcement comes after Israel launched several strikes in Syria, including one near the presidential palace in Damascus

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

May 2, 2025 15:23

Syrian security forces have reportedly reached an agreement with Druze leaders to end the sectarian violence that swept Damascus this week (Image: Getty)

Syria ‘willing’ to join Abraham Accords, claims Trump ally

Representative Cory Mills recently returned from a fact-finding mission to Damascus and expressed his ‘optimism’ regarding the country’s new president Ahmed Al-Sharaa

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

April 24, 2025 16:32

Syria's leader Ahmed Al-Sharaa has expressed willingness for his country to join the Abraham Accords, according to a US Representative newly returned from talks in Damascus (Image: Getty)

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Syria

Druze and Syria analyst for BBC called Zionism ‘pure evil’

Syrian security forces redeploy to Druze city as Israel resumes airstrikes after Bedouin attacks

The massacre of the Druze is a moral test: Israel acted, the world failed

Who are the Druze and why is Israel defending them?

Israel promises to strike Syrian forces to protect Druze city

Netanyahu calls for calm as Israeli Druze flock into Syria amid sectarian violence

After Israel’s humiliation of Iran, a historic reshaping of the Middle East may already be underway

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