U.S. to give Syrian rebels medical, food aid, not arms

Published on February 28, 2013

The United States said on Thursday it will for the first time give non-lethal aid to Syrian rebels and more than double its aid to Syria's civilian opposition, disappointing opponents of President Bashar Assad clamoring for Western weapons.

Does anyone give a damn about Syria?

By Rabbi Shmuley Boteach
Published on January 18, 2013

Is Syria bluffing on chemical weapons?

Published on December 6, 2012

As rebel forces move closer to Damascus, there are reports of activity in Syrian chemical weapons sites, raising fears in the region that Syria could use those chemical weapons.

Assad kept chemical weapons out of hands of extremists, Moshe Yaalon says

Published on December 5, 2012

Syrian President Bashar Assad responded to past warnings about the security of chemical weapons by taking steps to keep them out of the hands of militants, Israel's vice prime minister Moshe Yaalon said on Wednesday.

Syrian rebels arm Palestinians against Assad

Published on November 1, 2012

Syrian rebels said on Wednesday they had begun arming sympathetic Palestinians to fight a pro-Assad faction in a Palestinian enclave in Damascus - a move which could fuel spiraling intra-Palestinian violence.

October 14, 2012

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on October 14, 2012

Were you surprised to learn that…? The Syria edition

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on April 17, 2012

Hamas ditches Assad, backs Syrian revolt

Published on February 24, 2012

Leaders of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas turned publicly against their long-time ally President Bashar al-Assad of Syria on Friday, endorsing the revolt aimed at overthrowing his dynastic rule.