The question now is whether the new Syrian government will seek to try to play countries against each other or work to be a unifying and stabilizing force in the region
The year 2024 has been an eventful one, and now it is wrapping up. With the benefit of hindsight, The Jerusalem Post looks back at the biggest news stories and events around the world of 2024.
Carter had a chance to speak truth to power to these regimes. He was a much more harsh critic of Israel and the Palestinian Authority than of Hamas and Assad.
Asma Al-Assad has previously survived breast cancer but is now seeking treatment for leukaemia.
Syria's historic Jobar synagogue is safe to visit after years of war, revealing looting and heavy damage.
Reuters reported that one of the Syrian soldiers that was returned was Rifaat Assad, Bashar Assad's uncle.
Unlike Gaza and Lebanon, Syria had a full-fledged army with tanks, aircraft, and chemical weapons, and a well-guarded dangerous border.
BEHIND THE LINES - Ankara appears set on a two-sided strategy to unify Syria under the rule of its Sunni Islamist client
MIDDLE ISRAEL - Recent events have given Middle Israelis no solid reason to change these somber expectations. That is why this letter is not about your relationship with us.
If social justice warriors truly care about justice, they must broaden their focus beyond selective targets and confront the realities of regimes like Assad’s. Anything less is moral bankruptcy.