Tag: Bashar Assad

What would be better for Israel in Syria: the continuation of Assad’s regime or a rebel-controlled Syria, where many factions lean toward ISIS and al-Qaeda?

Right now, the Syrian Rebels hate the Iranians and Shiites more than they hate Israel.

The Syrian president, his brother and two other officials are charged charged with complicity in war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Hamas’s collaboration with Iran and Hezbollah has angered Qatar, which supports Syrian rebel groups and opposes Syria’s return to the Arab League.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi congratulated the Syrian president on winning the civil war.

The Hezbollah telegram channel confirmed that the commander was killed while on duty, but did not specify where and when.

The chief of staff's speech revealed some details about commando operations that are being carried out beyond from Israel's immediate neighbors.

So, add to your #coronabenefits list: IDF blasting Iranian assets in Syria, bringing closer their exit.

"Soleimani does what he wants in Syria, and definitely doesn't tell the Assad regime what he is up to."

The Israeli and Saudi military leaders discussed the Iranian issue, about which their views are similar.

"This interference satisfies the interests of Israel and runs counter to those of the Syrian people."

The Russian request also places constraints on Syrian President Bashar Assad, who is dependent on Russia in his fight against the rebels.

Is President Assad delusional? Probably – you can't be reduced to the post of Mayor of Damascus and still call yourself President of Syria without a hefty doze of delusional thinking.

Europe, reeling from successive waves of refugees and migrants, desperately needs the end of the Syrian civil war, which for the first time seems in the offing. But the emerging peace will only increase the emigration.

On Thursday morning, Israel delivered a daring message to all the powers involved in the war in Syria, that it was prepared for military confrontation with any one of them if it saw such confrontation as being vital to its security.

The Iranian people and the rest of the world deserve to be freed from the clutches of the terror-supporting Islamic regime of Iran.

"Israel has a principle: we do not interfere in regional crises, including in what is taking place in Syria," the ambassador said.

ISIS used mustard gas against Kurdish fighters. The chemical warfare agent was probably picked up in Syria.

Guess which ally helps the other, lets it take credit and then gets spat on?

Lebanese-Druze were shocked by the massacre of their Druze relatives this week in Syria.

Kerry is preoccupied with pressuring Israel, notwithstanding the transformation of the Arab Spring .

According to Winston Churchill, "an appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.”

Recently published photographs of people allegedly tortured by the regime of Syrian President Bassar al-Assad brought out the Nazi comparisons Wednesday by Syrian opposition...

The United States has backed an ultimatum by Syrian opposition forces to rescind an invitation to Iran to joint the Geneva II peace talks...

Major General Gilad says that the Syrian president controls his country's weapons systems.

Israel and Turkey are the two neighboring countries that will not allow a fanatic and totalitarian regime to reign in the region.

"I'm paid to take a rather dim view of the Iranians, frankly."

Syria has admitted that Israel attacked, but it claims the bombing was aimed at a “research center,” while virtually all other sources said the targets were anti-aircraft missiles for Hizbullah.

Hizbullah Chief Hassan Nasrallah will discuss rumors of a Lebanese drone over Israel in a televised appearance on Thursday, according to Lebanese daily Naharnet.

I call upon President Obama to honor his campaign pledge of 2008 to recognize the Armenian slaughter of 1918 by the Ottoman Turks for what it was - a genocide. I also ask my political opponent Bill Pascrell, to join me in a press conference and call upon the U.S. to put a $25 million bounty on the head of Bashar Assad for his arrest for crimes against humanity, and for the removal of the U.S. Ambassador to Russia so long as President Putin continues to protect Assad.