Syria has kept out of the war; its president pledged a stable Syria that could offer partnerships in energy and economy. But all of that might change as Syria may vote to join a war after all. By NIR BOMS, KHALED HOMSI As missiles continue to fly toward much of the...
Nir Boms and Stephane Cohen, Nexus, The surprise attack by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which began on November 27, 2024, and resulted in the fall of Damascus in less than two weeks, caught many by surprise—including President Bashar al-Assad, who fled the city on December 7, 2024. Ahmed al-Sharaa, formerly...
By NIR BOMS, SHADI MARTINI Syria and Israel have the rare opportunity to reshape their relations and progress toward peace. With only two years separating their official births, Israel and Syria have never known a time when they weren’t at odds. Since 1948, the Syrian Arab Republic participated in every major war...
Hours before a planned cease fire and prisoners swop - what is at stake? an interview with I24.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LCiIaHLCGQ&feature=emb_imp_woyt For several years now, Israel’s domestic security situation was considered relatively good, with long periods of quiet occasionally punctured by few incidents and frequent reports of air strikes against hostile targets in neighboring countries.Military Intelligence nevertheless continued to issue strategic alerts regarding an outbreak of violence emanating from the...
The more tolerant Arab states have no incentive to support the extremist theocrats like Hamas and Hezbollah that rally for resistance rather than renaissance.by Jul 24, 2021, Newsi, South Africa Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Commons; Signing of Abraham Accords, White House, Credit: Avi Ohayon Extremists of all types have had their debut moment...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAniN5fyXFU&t=1180s In recent weeks tensions along Israel’s northern front have erupted on several locations – steeply exacerbating the prospects for wider escalation. Are we on the brink of war despite widespread domestic unrest in all the member-states involved?Panel:- Jonathan Hessen, Host.- Amir Oren, Analyst.- Brigadier General (Res.) Yossi Kuperwasser –...
STASA SALACANINGULF (GCC) (Interview) U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (l) speaks with the Emirati Ambassador to the U.S. Yousef Al Otaiba at the NYU Abu Dhabi campus in Abu Dhabi, Jan. 13, 2019. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES) By Stasa Salacanin THE ISRAELI PRIME MINSTER’S plan to effectively annex parts...
בגולן של 2020, כמו בגולן של שנת 636, המאבק מול איראן חייב לקחת בחשבון את שליחיהם ואת הגעתם של כוחות עוינים מחזיתות אחרות. הם כאן כדי להתכונן לקרב הבא שכנראה עוד יגיע. לנו מוטב להיות מוכנים ולא להילחם שם לבדנו. ההיסטוריה מלמדת שלא מעט קרבות מסתיימים בתבוסה בשל ההכנה לקרב...
"שכנות טובה", מבצע הסיוע של צה"ל בדרומה של סוריה בא אל סופו בחודש יולי האחרון. מציאות הגבול שהשאיר המבצע אחריו, פותחת פרק חדש בסיפור המעורבות הישראלית בסוריה.ע מרכז דיין, צומת המזרח התיכון ב-21 ביולי 2018, הצליח צה"ל לפנות בחשכת הלילה, לאחר מספר שבועות של תיאום, כמה מאות מחברי ה"קסדות...