"My inescapable conclusion has become that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people. Having grown up in a Zionist home, lived the first half of my life in Israel, served in the IDF as a soldier and officer and spent most of my career researching and writing on

Brilliant Omer Bartov عومر بَرتوف עמר ברטוב essay in the NYT on the genocide in Gaza, which has provoked anger among Israel’s stenographers worldwide, and truly idiotic, irrelevant reactions from some, of the kind “What about Hamas?” Bartov makes a key point here: “What I fear is that in the

𝗦𝘆𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗮𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝘀𝗿𝗮𝗲𝗹 Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa: 📌 We chose to protect the nation over going to war with Israel. 📌 The Israeli entity has sought to divide our people. 📌 There is no place for others' ambitions on

The full interview “I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It”: Prof. Omer Bartov on the Growing Consensus on Gaza democracynow.org/2025/7/17/omer… via Democracy Now!

#Syria has seen major violence in the southern #Druze-majority province of #Suwayda, prompting #Israel’s intervention. How did it start? Why? And what does it mean for the future of #Syria & its fragile transition? My comprehensive take, in 10mins —

Senior Advisor to Syria’s Economy Minister, Sima Abedrabboh, resigns over Suwayda events.

Tit-for-tat reprisal Bedouin/tribal-#Druze violence has been extremely ugly over the past 24hrs. Verified since yesterday -- executions (by both sides), burning & beheading of bodies (by #Druze militia), looting & burning of homes & businesses (by tribal gunmen) & more. Awful.

Heute bei Jessy Wellmer in den tagesthemen Das Erste zur neuen israelischen Offensive in Gaza und der offensichtlichen Abstumpfung angesichts der täglichen Opferzahlen tagesschau.de/multimedia/sen…

Damascus is increasingly adopting a system of rule that combines centralized and localized forms of administration and security maintenance, an approach that seems suited to the needs of a country fractured by civil war. Gregory Waters discusses. carnegieendowment.org/research/2025/…

Controlled starvation happens slowly at first, then deaths start and numbers grow fast. We may have tipped into this phase.

As 🇮🇶 #Iraq’s November elections near, Shiite divisions widen amid shifting Iranian sway and nuclear diplomacy. Without a Sadrist comeback, the status quo looks set to continue, leaving PM Sudani’s future uncertain. Ali Al-Mamouri for Amwaj.media amwaj.media/en/article/dee…

The appalling scenes in Gaza are unrelenting. The UK will pull every lever we have to get food and lifesaving support to Palestinians, and we will evacuate children who need urgent medical assistance. This humanitarian catastrophe must end.

“I witnessed war crimes.” Anthony Aguilar, a former US Green Beret, told the BBC that he witnessed Israeli forces firing artillery shells and mortar rounds into crowds of unarmed, starving Palestinian civilians at aid distribution sites in Gaza

أنا الأمُّ الحزينة ومَا مَن يُعزِّيها.. #زياد_الرحباني

Rest in peace, Ziad Rahbani, cultural giant, leftist rebel, prolific composer, genius social critic, witty writer and son of diva Fayrouz. He defined a whole era. A huge loss for Lebanon.

"How Foreign Agendas Hijacked a Local Crisis in #Syria" This is superb, by Hassan I. Hassan -- spot on analysis of the recent violence in #Suwayda. newlinesmag.com/argument/how-f…

حبيبي يا ولداه.. #زياد_الرحباني زياد الرحباني

Heute im Presseclub zur deutschen Nahostpolitik, Gaza und der französischen Anerkennung Palästinas www1.wdr.de/daserste/press…

A policeman was killed on Sunday when a group of armed men stormed an agricultural ministry installation in Baghdad, with Iraq's Joint Operations Command saying that the 14 individuals arrested belong to the PMF's 45th and 46th brigades thenewregion.com/posts/2792

Every single one of these key findings provides a correct rendering of the situation on the ground in #Syria STUDY: Between Symbolism and Substance: Syria’s Transition at 6 Months – Etana Syria etanasyria.org/study-between-…