Syrians angry at Israel

Published on May 7, 2013

Khalil Sharif wants everyone to stay out of his country’s business.

Syria says it would not use chemical arms, even against Israel

Published on April 24, 2013

Damascus will not use chemical weapons against its own citizens, or in the event of war with its neighbor Israel, Syria's Information Minister was quoted as saying on Wednesday.

A Sephardic S.Y. Agnon

By Rabbi Daniel Bouskila
Published on April 18, 2013

In current discourses on modern Israeli literature, the names Oz, Yehoshua and Grossman typically dominate the discussion. But how often do we hear the name Haim Sabato? Who is Sabato, and why is his writing often compared to Nobel Prize-winning Israeli author S.Y. Agnon?

Ancient Syrian synagogue hit by looting, shelling

Published on April 1, 2013

Theft and shelling have damaged a 2,000 year-old synagogue in Damascus, one of the oldest in the world, Syrian government and opposition activist sources said on Monday.

Did Bashar Assad use chemical weapons?

Published on March 28, 2013

Ahmad Jabir gesticulated wildly when he heard the news. “This regime is crazy,” the 24 year old rebel fighter shouted. “When will the international community realize it will kill us all with gasses like the chemical weapons it fired today?”

Alleged chemical attack kills 25 in northern Syria

Published on March 19, 2013

Syria's government and rebels accused each other of launching a deadly chemical attack near the northern city of Aleppo on Tuesday in what would, if confirmed, be the first use of such weapons in the two-year conflict.

March 13, 2013

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on March 13, 2013

February 26, 2013

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on February 26, 2013

Sixty-five found executed in Syria’s Aleppo, activists say

Published on January 29, 2013

At least 65 people were found shot dead with their hands bound in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Tuesday in a "new massacre" in the near two-year revolt against President Bashar al-Assad, activists said.

Does anyone give a damn about Syria?

By Rabbi Shmuley Boteach
Published on January 18, 2013

January 16, 2013

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on January 16, 2013

December 13, 2012

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on December 13, 2012

Syrian fighting decimates tourism industry

Published on December 3, 2012

Damascus is believed to be the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. International flights into and out of the capital continued despite throughout 20-months of fighting between troops loyal to Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and the rebels seeking to depose him. But as of Friday, the flights have stopped.

In Aleppo, Syrian rebels bogged down in sniper war

Published on October 18, 2012

Plucking up his courage, a young boy ducks and darts down a bullet-scarred street in Aleppo, as a rebel with a megaphone shouts directions.

Suicide car bombers strike in heart of Aleppo, killing 48

Published on October 3, 2012

Three suicide car bombs and a mortar barrage ripped through a government-controlled district of central Aleppo housing a military officers' club on Wednesday, killing 48 people according to activists.

September 30, 2012

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on September 30, 2012

‘A window onto 1,000 turbulent years crucial to understanding today’s Mideast’

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on May 27, 2012

Bombings, bombardments kill across Syria

Published on February 10, 2012

At least 28 people were killed in two bomb attacks in Syria's second city Aleppo on Friday while in besieged Homs, opposition neighbourhoods endured another day of bombardment by President Bashar al-Assad's troops.

Syria security forces shoot dead 16 as Sunni city of Aleppo sees first killing

Published on June 17, 2011

Security forces shot dead 16 protesters at several demonstrations across Syria on Friday demanding the removal of President Bashar Assad, a main activists' group coordinating protests said.