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Israeli soldiers in the Golan Heights. Credit: Basal Awidat/Flash90.

Assad’s Golan campaign is not in Israel’s interest for now

The regime of Bashar Assad has gone from holding 20 percent to more than 60 percent of what was originally Syria in the past two years, mostly under the guise of various cease-fire, de-escalation and reconciliation deals.

June 7, 2018

Destruction in eastern Ghouta, Syria. Credit: Facebook via Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

Playing high-stakes poker in Syria

It was clear from the Pentagon’s initial response to the alleged Israeli bombing of Homs that America was caught off-guard.

April 9, 2018

A picture taken from the Israeli side depicts smoke rising near the Israeli-Syrian border in the Golan Heights during fights between the rebels and the Syrian army, June 25, 2017. Photo by Basel Awidat/Flash90.

How Israel can still win in Syria

In the big picture, Israel needs to realize that the key military power on the ground in Syria is Russia—a Russia that’s not interested in stopping Iran, limiting Shi’ite militias in Syria or rejecting the deal.

February 14, 2018