Radio Sputnik – Israel’s suspected attack in Homs

Iran says Israel’s attack on the air base in Syria’s Homs will not go unanswered. Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior international affairs advisor to Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said – quote – this crime will not remain without a response. He said that Iran would strongly defend Syria’s territorial integrity...

Russia Points Fingers at Israel for Aistrike

PERSPECTIVES | Russia is pointing fingers at Israel for executing the airstrike on the Syrian airbase. Why all the outrage from Russia? Dr. Nir Boms and our Daniel Tsemach analyze the situation. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoKc_tG_i2k[/embed]

Lebanon’s political future – Jerusalem Studio 318

  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blTtUMa20rI&feature=youtu.be[/embed]   Lebanon is facing yet another significant event in its turbulent political history, with parliamentary elections one month away. Both domestic and external forces actively seek to influence results in their favor. To further discuss Lebanon's challenging future, I'm joined here in the studio by; 1. Lt. Col....

Chemical attack in Syria, an Israeli response?

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Israel’s Policy on the Syrian Civil War: Risks and Opportunities

    Nir Boms (2018): Israel's Policy on the Syrian Civil War: Risks and Opportunities, Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs, DOI: 10.1080/23739770.2017.1430006   The war in Syria, which to date has taken hundreds of thousands of lives and displaced almost half the country’s population, seems to be nearing an end....

The Unraveling Islamic Republic

Iran's power posturing is designed to disguise the fact that the country is weakening from within.   The recent unrest in Iran has confirmed what many attuned to domestic conditions in the Islamic Republic have long known: that an explosion was not a matter of if, but of when. The...

The Middle East and the ‘arms market

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bxlss-q3iS0&feature=youtu.be[/embed] [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bxlss-q3iS0&feature=youtu.be[/embed] With a substantial demand of military hardware, the conflict-ridden Middle East has become one of the most significant regions in the world's arms market. Guests: 1. Dr. Ely Karmon, Senior researcher - The Institute for Counter Terrorism, IDC Herzliyah 2. Dr. Nir Boms - Research fellow, The Moshe...

Jerusalem Studio 282 – Lebanon in the center of Saudi-Iranian rivalry

  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COzABJBWYXQ&feature=youtu.be[/embed] Lebanon has been pushed to the center of regional rivalry between Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Iran, since the Saudi-backed Lebanese politician Sa'ad al-Hariri – in an unexpected move - resigned his post as the country's Prime Minister, blaming Iran and its Lebanese-proxy Hezbollah of forcibly...

40th anniversary to President Sadat’s historic visit in Israel – a joint festivity or perhaps just an Israeli celebration?

Debka Files, On Russia’s current maneuvers in Syria and on the Kurds and the American betrayal

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