Druze

Are Kurds under threat amid civil war resurgence in Syria?

Many wheels are in motion in Syria, which could leave Kurds and other minorities exposed.

“Natural Allies”: Israel to Cultivate Kurdish, Druze Ties

Latest Developments Outreach to Arabs, Minorities by New Foreign Minister: Gideon Sa’ar, Israel’s new foreign minister, gave remarks on November 10 in which he spoke in favor of expanded...

Why did Israel’s new foreign minister embrace the Kurdish people?

Israel has long enjoyed positive relations with Kurdish people in the Middle East. It is part of a partnership between Jews and Kurds and also shared interests in the region

7 Israelis killed by Hezbollah rocket fire as Israel hosts US envoys

Seven Israelis were killed on October 31 by Hezbollah rocket fire, one of the worst days for civilian casualties in northern Israel since Hezbollah’s rocket attacks began on October 8, 2023. Five people,...

At Least Two Killed in Hezbollah Rocket Attack on Israeli Arab Town

Hezbollah fired a barrage of some 30 rockets at northern Israel on October 25, killing two civilians and wounding over a dozen in Majd al-Krum, a primarily Muslim town in the Galilee.

Israel Is Hurting Hezbollah. But It Can’t Rely on Lebanon to Finish the Job

The Iranian-backed group has deep popular roots, and its degradation or elimination will have to rest equally on military defeat coupled with political and social pressure

Israel SitRep: October 21, 2024

Today’s Issue: | IDF Strikes Hezbollah Financial Targets in Lebanon Overnight | Al-Qard al-Hassan Association: A Hezbollah Financial Institution Used to Launder Money | IDF Operating in Northern, Central,...

Israeli Druze Colonel Killed During Jabaliya Operation

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Col. Ehsan Daksa, a member of Israel’s Druze minority, was killed by Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip on October 20.

Iran Should Stay on the Global Terror Finance and Money Laundering Blacklist

On October 21, the plenary of the Financial Action Task Force, or FATF, will convene in Paris. Should the organization that sets global standards for countering money laundering and terror finance...

Time for Berri to lead Lebanon’s Shiites away from Iran

With Hassan Nasrallah gone, Hezbollah reeling and Iran’s grip weakening, the Lebanese have started crawling out of the woodwork. On Monday, a few oligarchs and a bloc of 31 lawmakers, out of 128, called...

Turkey Supports Russia and Hamas; The US Should Not Give It F-35 Fighter Jets

Recent discussions between Turkey and the United States indicate that the Biden administration is actively pursuing Ankara’s reinstatement in the F-35 program. It is difficult to justify why Washington would want to arm Turkey with these highly advanced fighter jets, when Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan takes fervent measures to undermine the core security interests of the United States, NATO, and our transatlantic allies.

The countdown to Nasrallah’s assassination began with Majdal Shams

He certainly didn’t know it, but Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah signed his death warrant on July 27. That day, an errant Hezbollah rocket landed on a soccer field in Majdal Shams in the...

IDF suffers first casualties in Lebanon as 2nd Division begins ops

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced the deaths of nine soldiers killed in fighting in southern Lebanon in operations between October 1 and 2. The first eight deaths happened during one of the opening...

Israel, Iran, and Lebanon: What’s Next?

Northern Israel’s borderlands is under shadow of war

There was a time when this area would have been overrun by tourists, the wineries open and flowing.

Hamas is an idea

An old and genocidal idea that should be crippled whenever it arises

Hezbollah’s Vengeance for Shukr was a propaganda exercise from start to Nasrallah’s speech

Hezbollah’s promised retaliation for Fuad Shukr, its military commander assassinated by Israel on July 31, finally came this Sunday. But the great vengeance promised by Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah...

IDF targets Hezbollah’s Radwan Force commander

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted an airstrike on a Hezbollah commander in the group’s elite Radwan Force, the IDF said on September 10. Mohammad Qassem Al-Sha’a was targeted in the town of...

Hezbollah continues attacks as IDF brigade drills for conflict in the north

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) 11th Reserve Brigade completed a brigade-level exercise in northern Israel as it continues to prepare troops for a possible escalation with Hezbollah. The IDF has also...

Top Israeli officials focus on northern front, returning Israelis to communities

Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant held a strategic discussion with Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi and other IDF officials, Gallant’s office said on...