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Escalation in the north, Israeli teen killed; more rockets in the south
A missile or mortar hit a civilian car on the Israeli side of the border on the Golan Heights, killing a 15 year old Israeli and severely injuring his father and 4 others: At least one person is dead and … Continue reading
Posted in Defence and Military, Terrorism
Tagged Bashar Assad, Gaza, Golan Heights, Hamas, missile, rockets, Syria, terrorism
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The (Ig)Nobel Peace Prize awarded to chemical arms watchdog – before they have accomplished their task
In the Orwellian fashion similar to that with which we are so familiar at the UN, the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to an organization that has yet done anything to deserve it. This year it is the … Continue reading
Posted in Israel news
Tagged Arab Peace Initiative, Bashar Assad, chemical weapons, Nobel Prize, OPCW, Syria
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The Cold War just got colder
We all thought the Cold War was over when the Berlin Wall fell and communist countries overthrew their corrupt dictatorships. Well, it appears we were wrong. Following is is a quick round-up of Putin’s latest shenanigans and interference in the … Continue reading
Posted in Boycotts and BDS, International relations, Mideast news
Tagged Bashar Assad, BDS, boycott, chemical weapons, IOC, Iran, missiles, nuclear program, Olympics, Russia, Syria, Thomas Bach, UN Watch, UNHRC, Vladimir Putin
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Assad’s grandfather predicted sectarian violence in Syria and praised the Jews
This post by Elder of Ziyon led me to this article from a year ago by the Middle East expert Prof. Mordechai Kedar in the Jewish Press (h/t DavidinPT). I will let Kedar’s words, and Assad Sr.’s, speak for themselves: … Continue reading
Posted in Mideast news
Tagged Alawites, Bashar Assad, civil war, France, Hashem Saleh, intellectuals, Mandate, Muslims, sectarianism, Syria
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