New Syria in the Making – Challenges and Opportunities for IsraelDownload
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyjjvDY-Qdk While one important governmental transition ended yesterday, having global implications, another one with regional repercussions is still ongoing, and there is a connection between the two. The new, post-Assad regime in Damascus under Ahmed al-Shara is still being organised, with simultaneous efforts being undertaken in foreign policy as well...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLLf33Py59w Syria was once a proud sovereign country, hostile to the designs of stronger Arab nations such as Iraq and Egypt to gain control over it by inserting their military into its territory as part of alliances. But faced with a fight for survival, Bashar Assad invited Iranian troops, Hezbollah...
Regional Crisis and Regional Cooperation: Israeli Response to the Earthquake in Syria and Turkey | The Washington Institute Israeli aid efforts to Turkey and Syria have been multifaceted after the earthquake, despite the difficult political circumstances. On February 6th, the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria prompted an outpouring...
ניר בומס וסטפן כהן PDF כתב העת ציקלון, גיליון פברואר 2021 | גרסת במרץ 2011 נעצרו מעאוויה וסאמר סיאסינה, שני צעירים בני 15 מהעיר דרעא שבדרום סוריה, יחד עם עוד 15 נערים בני גילם. זאת, לאחר שנתפסו בעת ריסוס כתובות גרפיטי על קירות בתים שבהן נכתב "הגיע תורך, יא דוקטור", כלומר...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJL2GwrBLsY&feature=youtu.be Before it began, 2020 was assessed to be the last year of the Syrian civil war, which erupted in 2011. This turned out to be either wishful thinking or an overly optimistic assumption which fell victim to the Coronavirus. As the year approaches its end, the conflict is still...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_GeGRrUOMY The entire Middle East seems to be focused on the coronavirus crisis. While the spreading contagion is indeed a major issue everywhere, it is not the only one. In northern Syria, the Assad regime and Turkey are still in conflict, with various other powers involved directly or indirectly. To...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5HDbZtDiOI While hostilities in war-torn Syria are seemly far from over, throughout the country; the focus is now squarely on the northwestern province of Idlib, where the forces of Turkey and the Assad regime are involved in open conflict. What are the prospects of a wider escalation, and consequently, the...