Our Man in Damascus

A few months ago, there was a slew of hopeful chatter in Israel that Eli Cohen would finally be coming home.
Winding Down the Syrian Civil War

A change in the Iranian regime could be the best chance Syria has to end its horrific war.
Israel Prepared to Strike S-300 System in Syria: Defense Minister

‘What’s important to us is that the defensive weapons the Russians are giving Syria won’t be used against us,’ Liberman stressed.
Reviving Biblical Wedding Customs in Preparation for the Third Temple

A Jerusalemite tailor has spent years and tens of thousands of dollars to recreate the Jewish marital ceremony as authentically traditional as possible.
Reports of Israeli Rocket Attack Near Damascus

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claimed that three Israeli rockets struck Syrian military outposts near the Damascus on Wednesday night.
Syrian Death Throes

The situation in Syria is deteriorating.
Putin Slams Israel For Nukes, Unsure If Syria Deal Will Happen

Woe unto the shepherds that destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture! saith the LORD. (Jeremiah 23:1) Russian President Vladimir Putin singled out Israel on Thursday saying that its alleged possession of nuclear weapons makes it “a target” and creates “foreign policy problems,” according to the Jerusalem Post. Putin’s comments, reported by AFP, came […]
Israel Watches Cautiously as Obama Moves Warships Closer to Syria

Damascus is waxed feeble, she turneth herself to flee, and trembling hath seized on her; anguish and pangs have taken hold of her, as of a woman in travail. (Jeremiah 49:24) According to unnamed military sources Israel believes the United States will respond militarily to the chemical weapons attacks of the Bashar Assad regime in […]
Israel Fearful of Syrian Use of Chemical Weapons of Mass Destruction

The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus; and the remnant of Aram shall be as the glory of the children of Israel, saith the LORD of hosts. (Isaiah 17:3) Two Israeli Ministers, Minister of Defense Moshe Ya’alon and Minister for Intelligence and Strategic Affairs Yuval Steinitz, confirmed on Thursday, the […]
Hundreds Dead in Apparent Pro-Assad Chemical Attack in Damascus

The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap. (Isaiah 17:1) Pro-Assad forces reportedly unleashed a deadly poison gas attack in Damascus early Wednesday, leaving hundreds dead, although the exact number of casualties is up for debate, reports The Times of Israel. Syrian activists […]