The Complicity of German Chemical Companies in Syria

Chemical weapons have been outlawed since the Hague Declaration in 1899 because the world had generally agreed that they are uniquely hideous and terrifying.
Remembering Who Our Friends Are

In what has ironically been designated “Operation Olive Branch,” Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been trying to put the northwestern Syrian region of Afrin into a stranglehold.
Clash Over Shabbat In Israel’s North Showed IDF’s Prowess, Says Former Intel Chief

‘Today’s attack significantly weakened, or perhaps obliterated, the city of Damascus’s air defense,’ said former intelligence chief Amos Yadlin.
Netanyahu: Iran and Syria Dealt ‘Serious Blow’ by Israel

‘Yesterday we dealt a serious blow to the armies of Iran and Syria,’ Netanyahu said to his cabinet on Sunday.
Air Strike Unlikely to Change Israeli Operational Activity, Says Former Israeli Official

Saturday’s incident, although raising some operational questions, does not at all undermine Israel’s air superiority in the region.
Israel Asks Russia, UN to Reduce Tensions in Syria
After an Iranian drone infiltration led to a firm IDF response, Israel reached out to Russia and the UN in an attempt to calm tensions in Syria.
A ‘Wedge’ Between Azerbaijan and Israel is an Armenian Pipe Dream

Most frequently with the utmost in bellicose tenor, decrying the recent recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital by President Donald Trump has become a favored pastime for anyone or body with resentment or alternately, hatred, against the U.S., President Trump, personally or Israel.
The Kurdish Fight is Humanity’s Fight

In 1939, when the Nazis rolled into Poland, my aunt, whose name I carry, was forced to strip naked and dig a hole, into which she and the other members of her village were summarily mowed down.
Source Code Sharing is a Terrible Idea

Source codes are the instructions written by a computer programmer that powers its software. It contains all the secret instructions in a program that, if discovered, would enable the software source to be stolen.
No Breaks for Israel

Israel is far from “regionally isolated.” In fact, Iran’s greatest concern at the moment is the burgeoning rapprochement between Israel and the Sunni Gulf States — especially Saudi Arabia.