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Donald Trump and Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at G7 in France
June 16, 2026, 11:40 am
Trump: Without me there would be no Israel
Speaking at G7 summit in France, US president also criticises war against Hezbollah
By Lee Harpin
Kurdish Internal Security Forces, known as "Asayish," stand guard as Syrian government internal security personnel enter the northeastern city of Hasakeh, a Kurdish stronghold, on February 2, 2026. The entry follows a January 30 integration deal to gradually merge Kurdish military and civilian institutions into the state, after weeks of territorial ceding to advancing government troops amid months of sporadic conflict between the two sides. (Photo by Amjad Kurdo/Middle East Images/StringersHub/Sipa USA) Credit: Sipa US/Alamy Live News
April 3, 2026, 12:00 pm
Betrayal of the Kurds shows why Jews depend on Israel
When Syria’s Kurds were abandoned yet again, their collapse exposed an unforgiving truth of the region: if you do not have sovereignty, strength and strategic clarity, you do not survive
By David Patrikarakos
Female YPJ fighters (Creative Commons/Kurdishstruggle)
April 2, 2026, 3:45 pm
The fate of Rojava shows exactly why Jews need Israel
When you don’t have a powerful army, an effective intelligence service, nuclear weapons or an independent economy - you can be overrun, while the world does nothing
By David Patrikarakos
Police officers detain a man at the Holocaust memorial in Berlin, Germany, after another man was seriously injured, February 21, 2025. (Ebrahim Noroozi/AP via Times of Israel)
March 6, 2026, 9:30 am
Man who stabbed Spanish tourist at Berlin Holocaust memorial sentenced to 13 years in prison
The 19-year-old Syrian asylum seeker told authorities at the time of the incident that he wanted to kill Jews
By Jackie Hajdenberg (JTA)
Food aid is delivered to displaced people in Zamzam camp in North Darfur. Photo Credit: WFP/Mohamed Galal
November 3, 2025, 12:55 pm
Why is Israel condemned while far greater horrors go unseen?
UN hyperbole over Gaza contrasts starkly with near silence on Darfur and Syria’s mass atrocities
By Alex Brummer
Qamishli, Syria, in the 1960s. By the 1980s, a Jewish community of approximately 3,000 had completely gone.
October 22, 2025, 12:20 pm
Dispatches from Syria: echoes of departed Jewish life in Rojava
David Patrikarakos reports from the Kurdish-controlled region on the story of the Jewish community that once was
By David Patrikarakos
Ahmed al Sharaa. Photo Credit: Wikipedia
September 18, 2025, 5:37 pm
Syria says Israel security pact could be sealed ‘within days’
President Ahmed al-Sharaa says talks aim to halt strikes and incursions but not a peace treaty
By Annabel Sinclair
Israeli Druze
July 18, 2025, 10:46 am
Syrian detente hopes dim as president accuses Israel of sowing ‘chaos and destruction’ with strikes
Israel intervened in a situation involving the Druze, a religious minority whose members live in Syria and Israel
By Philissa Cramer (JTA)
An image from video footage showing the strike on Damascus
July 16, 2025, 3:15 pm
Israel strikes Syrian general staff compound in Damascus over attacks on Druze
The IDF said it targeted the compound due to the attacks being ordered from there against the city of Sweida, with allegations of atrocities being inflicted on its Druze population
By Daniel Sugarman
BBC journalist Tim Franks on assignment in Syria
July 9, 2025, 5:06 pm
Judaism and journalism collide in Tim Franks’ autobiography
Jewish BBC journalist who was Middle East envoy says writing gives him a sense of control in difficult times
By Charlotte Henry
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, 7 July 2025 (Credit: The White House)
July 8, 2025, 10:38 am
Netanyahu praises sacrifice of fallen IDF soldiers during DC visit
The Israeli Prime Minister met Donald Trump at the White House and announced he was nominating the US President for the Nobel Peace Prize
By Daniel Sugarman
Donald Trump during his state visit to Saudi Arabia in May 2025, with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (Credit: The White House)
June 27, 2025, 11:17 am
White House expresses hope Syria will join Abraham Accords
Remarks come as Netanyahu's office denies Israeli media story claiming a peace plan for the region was mapped out during a phone call with Trump this week
By Daniel Sugarman
Pro-monarchy demonstrators holding pre-revolution Iranian flags and Israeli flags gather outside the Embassy of Iran in protest against the Islamic Republic and in support of Reza Pahlavi, the Crown Prince of Iran, as USA and Israel attack targets in Iran. Credit: Vuk Valcic/Alamy Live News
June 26, 2025, 11:24 am
OPINION: Twelve days that changed the Middle East and shattered the illusion of Iran
The shadow of Tehran has lifted. The threat is not gone, but the rules have changed and everyone in the region knows it
By Richard Ferrer
Graduates of World Jewish Relief's STEP programme in Bradford in 2024
June 19, 2025, 8:09 pm
SPECIAL REPORT: How a Jewish charity is helping refugees from Syria, Ukraine and beyond
World Jewish Relief's growing impact on newcomers to the UK
By Jenni Frazer
A digital pledge of allegiance to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi found on the suspect’s computer
May 9, 2025, 3:18 pm
Israeli Arab man allegedly swore allegiance to ISIS, tried to join group in Syria
Indictment claims suspect attempted to cross into Syria twice and shared jihadist content online
By Annabel Sinclair
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