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Israeli flag in Sweida sparks Arab outrage, but massacres met with silence

Opinion: The sight of an Israeli flag at a Druze protest in Syria’s Sweida drew fierce condemnation across the Arab world, highlighting the hypocrisy of those who remain silent in the face of bloodshed, while the only aid comes from Israel

Munir Dahir | 08.20.25

Asaad al-Shibani, Tom Barrack, and Ron Dermer

Israeli, US, Syrian officials meet in France on humanitarian corridor to Druze enclave

Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer met in Paris with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani and US envoy Thomas Barrett to explore a humanitarian corridor from Israel to the Druze stronghold in Sweida amid aid and security concerns

Smadar Perry, Einav Halabi | 08.19.25

They crossed into Syria, planted a flag, but are unlikely to face charges: 'Druze would welcome us living alongside them'

About 40 people held a groundbreaking ceremony in the Golan Heights for a new community, but several crossed a short distance into Syria before being escorted back by IDF troops; they likely will not face prosecution, after last month thousands of Druze crossed into Syria

Gilad Cohen, Yair Kraus | 08.19.25

Ankara and Damascus expand military ties with covert southern intel deal

Former Free Syrian Army officer: 'This is about more than cooperation; It is Turkey planting a permanent flag inside Syria’s security services'

Jacob Wirtschafter/The Media Line | 08.19.25

Israelis detained after crossing border into Syria, planting flag

Group entered a few meters into Syrian territory in the southern Golan Heights before being stopped; soldiers returned them safely to Israel, and police later questioned them

Yoav Zitun | 08.19.25

כוחות משטר סורי חוסמים כניסת חמושים לא-סווידא

Syrian leader accuses Israel of 'weakening' Syria by 'meddling' in Sweida

Protests in Druze-majority province continue amid food and fuel shortages, with demonstrators seeking Israeli intervention after more than 1,600 fighters and civilians reportedly killed

Lior Ben Ari | 08.17.25

Waving Israeli flags, Syrian Druze call for intervention in unprecedented push for self-determination

Hundreds protest in Sweida and nearby towns, the largest rally since July’s deadly clashes, demanding justice and rejecting Damascus’ interim rule; some call for Israeli intervention after Israel defended Druze during last month’s fighting

Associated Press | 08.16.25

Anti-trafficking leader says Hamas is Gaza’s main oppressor of children

Timothy Ballard is in the Middle East, focusing on vulnerable minorities in southern Syria

Maayan Hoffman, ILTV | 08.15.25

Jordan’s double standard on humanitarian aid to Sweida

Opinion: As Druze in Syria’s Sweida face militia assaults and a deepening crisis, Jordan’s refusal to open a humanitarian corridor, despite Sweida’s past role in protecting its border, is a moral failure and Israel must press Amman

Munir Dahir | 08.14.25

'Unbelievable savages': Netanyahu claims Syrian regime loyalists tore out, ate Druze man’s heart

PM delivers defiant speech at US Independence Day event, accusing retired security officials of abandoning the pursuit of victory and recounting Syrian massacre to highlight existential threats Israel faces

Yuval Karni, Idan Bloemhof | 08.13.25

Erdoğan's shadow: The key advisor steering Turkey's regional strategy against Israel

Analysis: Hakan Fidan, Turkey’s powerful foreign minister, drives Ankara’s regional strategy, hosting Hamas, countering Israeli-Syrian ties and expanding influence across the Arab world while ensuring Turkey remains a central power broker

Smadar Perry | 08.13.25

Sweida hospital massacre is a stain on humanity’s conscience

Opinion: Syrian leader Ahmad al-Sharaa’s forces executed doctors, nurses and patients, committing atrocities reminiscent of Nazi crimes against Jews in World War II; global silence is complicity, not neutrality

Munir Dahir | 08.12.25

Syria vows to investigate footage of Sweida hospital execution

Security camera footage shows 4 men in green military fatigues and one man in a black uniform with the words 'Interior Ministry' printed on it abusing and then shooting a victim while others are made to kneel on the ground

Reuters | 08.11.25

Regime loyalists descend upon Syria's Druze-majority Sweida province

The Sweida massacre is the Druze October 7, and Israel cannot remain silent

Opinion: Syrian regime forces, jihadist militias and armed gangs are attacking the Druze of Sweida, killing civilians and threatening their autonomy; Israel must act, out of moral duty, strategic need and its historic alliance with the Druze

Munir Dahir | 08.10.25

Amid pressure to disarm, Hezbollah warns Israel, Syria eye strategic Bekaa Valley

Iran-backed terror group claims IDF intends to control the Lebanon-Syria border along with armed Syrian militia; supporters protest around the country, including in Beirut

Lior Ben Ari | 08.09.25

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