Syrians angry at Israel
Jewish Journal
May 7, 2013
Khalil Sharif wants everyone to stay out of his country’s business.
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Syria says it would not use chemical arms, even against Israel
Jewish Journal
April 24, 2013
Damascus will not use chemical weapons against its own citizens, or in the event of war with its neighbor Israel, Syria\’s Information Minister was quoted as saying on Wednesday.
A Sephardic S.Y. Agnon
Rabbi Daniel Bouskila
April 18, 2013
In current discourses on modern Israeli literature, the names Oz, Yehoshua and Grossman typically dominate the discussion. But how often do we hear the name Haim Sabato? Who is Sabato, and why is his writing often compared to Nobel Prize-winning Israeli author S.Y. Agnon?
Ancient Syrian synagogue hit by looting, shelling
Jewish Journal
April 1, 2013
Theft and shelling have damaged a 2,000 year-old synagogue in Damascus, one of the oldest in the world, Syrian government and opposition activist sources said on Monday.
Did Bashar Assad use chemical weapons?
Jewish Journal
March 28, 2013
Ahmad Jabir gesticulated wildly when he heard the news. “This regime is crazy,” the 24 year old rebel fighter shouted. “When will the international community realize it will kill us all with gasses like the chemical weapons it fired today?”
Alleged chemical attack kills 25 in northern Syria
Jewish Journal
March 19, 2013
Syria\’s government and rebels accused each other of launching a deadly chemical attack near the northern city of Aleppo on Tuesday in what would, if confirmed, be the first use of such weapons in the two-year conflict.
Sixty-five found executed in Syria’s Aleppo, activists say
Jewish Journal
January 29, 2013
At least 65 people were found shot dead with their hands bound in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Tuesday in a \”new massacre\” in the near two-year revolt against President Bashar al-Assad, activists said.
Syrian fighting decimates tourism industry
Jewish Journal
December 3, 2012
Damascus is believed to be the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. International flights into and out of the capital continued despite throughout 20-months of fighting between troops loyal to Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and the rebels seeking to depose him. But as of Friday, the flights have stopped.
In Aleppo, Syrian rebels bogged down in sniper war
Jewish Journal
October 18, 2012
Plucking up his courage, a young boy ducks and darts down a bullet-scarred street in Aleppo, as a rebel with a megaphone shouts directions.
Suicide car bombers strike in heart of Aleppo, killing 48
Jewish Journal
October 3, 2012
Three suicide car bombs and a mortar barrage ripped through a government-controlled district of central Aleppo housing a military officers\’ club on Wednesday, killing 48 people according to activists.
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