Washington Signals Thaw with Syria; Druze in Israel and Syria Sound the Alarm
“It all started with this audio clip—someone claimed it was a Druze sheikh insulting the Prophet Muhammad,” says Ghassan Hamed, a 23-year-old Druze student at...
Q&A | Rabbi Abraham Cooper to Visit Damascus as Trump Says He’ll Lift Sanctions on Syria
Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, and Rev. Johnnie Moore, co-founder and president of the Congress of Christian Leaders, are planning...
Interview | What Assad’s Fall Means for Syria and the Greater Middle East
Ilan Berman and Nadine Epstein share aluable insights into the complex and rapidly evolving situation in Syria.
Debunked: 500-Year-Old Torah Scroll Found in Assad’s Residence
Video on social media incorrectly claims to show a 500-year-old Torah scroll found at former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad's mansion.
With Assad’s Fall, Have Chances Risen for Hostage Release from Gaza?
Each leader has his own legacy in mind and his own explanation of this dramatic moment in the Middle East’s history.
With Plans to Withdraw Troops From Syria, Is Trump Still Israel’s ‘True Friend’?
No less surprising than Trump’s decision to withdraw forces from Northern Syria, following a single phone call with Turkey’s Erdogan, was the new defiant energy this move injected in the Republican Party. After sticking with Trump as he struggled to explain the Ukrainian affair, members of his party suddenly found their voice.
Israel, Syria, Iran and the War to Come
On Saturday an Iranian drone entered Israeli airspace and was shot down by an Israeli helicopter a minute and a half later.
MOMENT LIVE: The Diplomatic View From Washington
At yesterday's General Assembly Moment Magazine Editor Nadine Epstein and former U.S.-Middle East policy analyst Aaron David Miller discussed how Trump the candidate will translate into Trump the foreign policy president.
Q&A: Middle East Scholar Aaron David Miller on Syria and Israel
The United States, Russia, China, France and Britain reached a UN Security Council resolution this week to compel Syria to relinquish its chemical weapons stock...
An Ancient Synagogue in Damascus
By Samantha Sisskind
If you go to the Jewish Quarter of the Old City in Damascus, Syria, you’ll find hardly any obvious traces of Jewish life. ...