No one knows how many unarmed Alawites were killed in Syria between March 6 and 10, but University of Oklahoma Middle East studies professor Joshua Landis estimates more than 3000. Analysis.
Category: 7. Opinion
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'Do not leave any alive': Sunnis vs. Alawites in Syria
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The hostage crisis: A test of Israel’s national resilience
As Israel grapples with the ongoing war, the growing focus on hostage negotiations raises critical questions about national endurance and the balance between immediate humanitarian concerns and long-term security imperatives. Opinion.
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Columbia University caved to Trump because it never chose free speech on its own
The term “surrender” may sound controversial — some might prefer to say that Columbia chose to comply with his demands. But for the university, it’s nothing short of capitulation. After all, this is the same institution that, just a few…
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Throw them out already!
It’s the same exact rallies every single week. They simply change the signs or write on the back of them. Opinion.
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Dying Europe can still be saved
Systemic change is required now to save the 400 million Christians in Europe. Time is of the essence. Opinion.
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Netanyahu is right about Israel’s ‘deep state’
Like the anti-Trump “resistance,” the country’s leftist liberal establishment is waging a war against the prime minister as a bid to hold on to power, not an effort to save democracy. The existence of a “deep state” in Israel, like that…
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In a world of carnivores, herbivores do not fare well
A new regime ruled by a former jihadist who until December had a $10 million bounty on his head, who is building an Islamic dictatorship and who has just organized a religious pogrom of Alawites is getting flooded with money from Europe. A…
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Gaza-Trump, truth and …“transfer”
The Trump proposal comprises a point of singularity reflecting a sharp break from past trends, and a sober recognition of the futility of the past pursuit of some mythical Palestinian Arab “peace partner.” Opinion.
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Trump’s foreign policy credibility problem resurfaces amid rising threats
U.S. President Donald Trump rejected pleas by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for an American security guarantee as a precondition for a peace pact with Russia. Instead, Trump stated, a deal with Washington on sharing Ukraine’s rare…Continue Reading
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Israel may fuel antisemitism in embrace of France’s far-right
Israel’s decision to invite Jordan Bardella, president of France’s far-right National Rally (RN), to the Ministry of Diaspora’s conference on antisemitism, slated for March 26-27, 2025, is a diplomatic move that warrants careful consideration….Continue Reading