Listen: A Syrian Refugee on His Love for Israel
Aboud Dandachi, a refugee from Syria, talks about life across the Middle East, how he came to Canada and the slow realization that Israel wasn’t the enemy of his people.
Israel pushed Trump to send 14,000 troops to the Middle East, report claims
Israel played a role in President Donald Trump’s reported plans to send an additional 14,000 troops to the Middle East, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Steinberg: Arab Spring, redux
“After a brief hiatus, popular revolts against Arab dictatorships and terror regimes are making a comeback, at least in Iraq and Lebanon. Perhaps it’s too early to call this a second Arab Spring, but these events bring some hope.”
A Syrian refugee’s view of the unrest at York University
In this very personal op-ed, former Syrian refugee Aboud Dandachi writes about his experience witnessing the recent standoff between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli protesters at York University.
Israel attacks dozens of military targets in Syria
Israeli fighter jets recently attacked dozens of military targets in Syria belonging to Iran and the Syrian army.
Four rockets fired from Syria on northern Israel
Four rockets, fired earlier today at Israel from Syria, were intercepted over the Golan Heights by the Iron Dome missile defence system, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
Steinberg: Navigating Trump’s chaos in Syria
Nobody – certainly not Israeli officials – should have been shocked by President Donald Trump’s decision to remove U.S. forces from northern Syria, abandoning the Kurds, opening the door for a Turkish invasion, and allowing ISIS terrorist detainees to escape. Trump governs largely through deliberate chaos, and this move is entirely consistent. And there is […]
Netanyahu to meet Putin in Moscow five days before election
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Moscow, five days before Israel’s national elections.
U.S. will retain some troops in Syria for now to ‘protect Israel’
U.S. president Donald Trump said the United States would retain influence in Syria in order to protect Israel, even as U.S. troops are withdrawn.
Mideast coverage suffering due to media cutbacks: former war correspondent
Media coverage of the Middle East is suffering because of diminishing resources, says a former correspondent for the Guardian, a British daily.
