Category Archives: Syria
Former Syrian general: Hezbollah is in possession of chemical weapons
By GIDEON KOUTS / MAARIV March 8, 2018 09:23 Iran is building and testing short- to medium-range missiles armed with chemical warheads in Syria, former Syrian general Zuhair al-Saqit told [The Jerusalem Post’s sister publication] Maariv. Al-Saqit, who heads the … Continue reading
The Forgotten Refugees
One of the biggest barriers to Arab-Israeli reconciliation is the unresolved issue of compensation for Jewish refugees who fled Arab countries in the 1940s and ’50s. A new study explores how the compensation demand arose, then fell into obscurity. If … Continue reading
UN Syria investigator: Enough evidence to convict Assad of war crimes
Jpost Middle East By REUTERS / August 13, 2017 The UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria has gathered enough evidence for President Bashar al-Assad to be convicted of war crimes, a prominent member of the commission, Carla del Ponte, said … Continue reading
Syrian government accused of carrying out mass prisoner hangings
By Reuters 6/02/2017 BEIRUT – The Syrian government has executed thousands of prisoners in mass hangings and carried out systematic torture at a military jail near Damascus, rights watchdog Amnesty International said on Tuesday. Amnesty said the executions took place … Continue reading
Israel said readying to take in 100 orphaned Syrian refugees
Israel said readying to take in 100 orphaned Syrian refugees Children will receive temporary residency, becoming permanent residents after 4 years; will be integrated into Arab Israeli families By Times of Israel staff January 25, 2017, 9:22 pm Tweet … Continue reading
Netanyahu: Israel is looking to absorb injured Syrians from Aleppo
Jpost – Benjamin Netanyahu By HERB KEINON \12/20/2016 At the same time, he said, Israel will not let the Syrian war or aggression from Syria “spillover into our territory.” Benjamin Netanyahu. (photo credit:REUTERS) The Foreign Ministry on Tuesday began exploring … Continue reading
Holocaust Scholar: International community must stop Syria atrocities
Jpost – Middle East By TAMARA ZIEVE \12/18/2016 The chairman of Yad Vashem Holocaust museum says international organizations should be founded “with the express purpose of averting future crimes against humanity.” Members of the Civil Defence rescue children after what … Continue reading
Israelis hold demonstration in solidarity with Syrians
Jpost -Israel News By REUTERS \12/16/2016 A small demonstration was held at a Jerusalem square on Friday in support of Syrian people, whose country has been at war for six years. Demonstrators held signs reading ‘Never again?’ and ‘We are … Continue reading
Israeli Defense Minister: Assad is a butcher who must be removed from power
Jpost – Middle East By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \12/16/2016 “Instead of focusing on the fact that 500 people are killed in Syria every day, the international community would rather criticize Israel,” says DM. Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman speaking in Eilat … Continue reading
