Israeli FM mocks ICC prosecutor’s trip to meet Syrian rebel "Birds of a feather flock together," Gideon Sa'ar write about Karim Khan and Syrian jihadist leader Ahmed al-Sharaa. Jan. 19, 2025
Al-Sharaa: Doha to press Israel to leave Syria ‘in coming days’ Qatar "will use all available means to exert pressure on Israel to return [the situation] to what it was before," the Syrian Islamist leader claimed. Akiva Van Koningsveld Jan. 16, 2025
Israeli officials mull international conference on Syria The option of dividing the country into cantons to protect ethnic minorities could be raised at the conference, provided discussions are confidential. Shirit Avitan Cohen Jan. 10, 2025
Rabbi of Syrian Jewish community in Israel writes to Ahmed al-Sharaa Binyamin Hamra asks Syria's de facto leader to preserve the country's Jewish heritage sites. Etgar Lefkovits Jan. 7, 2025
Syrian leader asks US to pressure Israel to retreat Biden is weighing recognition of the new regime in Damascus. Jan. 5, 2025
The enigma of al-Julani As the Middle East adjusts to Syria's new Sunni leader, not all are convinced by his pragmatic facade. Shachar Kleiman Jan. 3, 2025
Amid Mideast power upheaval, Turkey emerges as a threat to US and Israel Turkey's president supported the rebels who overthrew Syria's Bashar Assad and has long supported Hamas, even hosting its leadership. James Sinkinson Dec. 31, 2024
Erdoğan’s dilemma: Al-Julani, radicalism and Syria’s power struggle Their differing ambitions—revival of the Ottoman Empire vs. restoration of the Umayyad Caliphate—place them on a potential collision course. Harold Rhode Dec. 30, 2024
First, they came for Syria’s Jews … Questions and concerns about what may happen to the minority groups under a new regime Lyn Julius Dec. 27, 2024
