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Israeli Druze declare general strike, call to prepare to cross the border to help Syrian Druze
Members of the Druze and the Circassians community in Israel protest outside the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, demanding equal rights, June 30, 2024. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 The rapidly deteriorating situation of the Syrian Druze...

Israeli government on verge of collapse? PM Benjamin Netanyahu loses majority as coalition partner quits due to...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government lost its majority on Wednesday when the ultra-Orthodox Shas party quit the coalition. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Image credit: Reuters) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...

Star Parker: Time for new immigration law
Last month, the Trump administration Labor Department slapped a hold on Biden administration rules on H-2A visas, which allow U.S. farmers to hire foreign workers when they are unable to fill their jobs with Americans. The H-2A rules were already...
Israel attacks Syrian Army headquarters in Damascus with drones amid fighting in Sweida
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) carried out a drone attack on the Syrian Army headquarters in the capital, Damascus, on Wednesday, following their threats against the new authorities amidst clashes between Druze militants and Bedouins backed by...

It’s time for new immigration law
Last month, the Trump administration Labor Department slapped a hold on Biden administration rules on H-2A visas, which allow U.S. farmers to hire foreign workers when they are unable to fill their jobs with Americans. The H-2A rules were already...

Anti-Israel activists pressure Microsoft, Google and Amazon to boycott Israel
Leading tech companies – including Microsoft, Google, Nvidia, Meta, and Amazon – are facing growing pressure to boycott Israel over accusations of the alleged misuse of artificial intelligence and cloud technologies in the ongoing Gaza war. Some...

Israel strikes Syria, US hopes for de-escalation
Syrian authorities have announced a new ceasefire in Suwayda. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he hoped for "de-escalation" in southern Syria in the "coming hours," speaking of a "misunderstanding" between Israel and neighboring Syria, AFP...

Who are the Druze, and why does Israel say attacking Syria is helping them?
Israel says it's striking Syria to defend the Druze, a minority group with longstanding roots in the region and a history of tensions on its doorstep. Clashes erupted on Sunday between factions from the Druze religious minority and Bedouin tribes...

Syrian government and Druze minority leaders announce new ceasefire as Israeli strikes continue
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Second Israeli ultra-Orthodox party to quit government in blow to Netanyahu
A key partner in Benjamin Netanyahu’s government says it is quitting, dealing a major blow to the Israeli prime minister that could leave him heading a minority coalition in parliament. The ultra-Orthodox Shas party said on Wednesday that it was...

Israel`s Netanyahu govt loses majority after key party quits
Shas, an ultra-Orthodox party that has long served as kingmaker in Israeli politics, announced that it would bolt the government over disagreements surrounding a proposed law that would enshrine broad military draft exemptions for its constituents...

Ted Cruz Introduces Bill to Label Muslim Brotherhood a Foreign Terrorist Group
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) reintroduced legislation Wednesday to officially designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization, marking the latest push in his decade-long crusade to impose sanctions on the worldwide Islamist network that...

Israel pummels Damascus as sectarian fighting escalates in country’s south
Israel expanded airstrikes against Damascus on Wednesday after a fragile ceasefire in southern Syria collapsed.Though announced by Damascus on Tuesday, the ceasefire between the Druze and government forces doesn’t appear to have ever truly taken...
Syria vows justice for Israeli attacks on those who ‘abused our Druze people’
Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa stated on Thursday that safeguarding the Druze population and their rights is a top priority, following Israel’s pledge to target Syrian government forces accused of attacking Druze communities in southern...

Israel launches airstrikes on Damascus, intervening in clashes between Syrian troops and Druze religious minority
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike that hit the Syrian Defence Ministry, in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (SANA via AP) DAMASCUS, Syria — Syrian government officials...

Khanna on Mamdani: FDR Had ‘Terrible Antisemite’ in His Coalition, I Think Mamdani Will Protect Jews
On Wednesday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “On Balance,” Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) stated that he hopes New York City mayoral candidate Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani (D) will unequivocally condemn the phrase “globalize the intifada” and stated that FDR had...

Syrian government and Druze minority leaders announce a new ceasefire as Israel continues...
Israeli strikes continued after the ceasefire announcement. Rare Israeli airstrikes in the heart of Damascus The announcement came after Israel launched rare airstrikes in the heart of Damascus, an escalation in a campaign that it said was...
Syrian Govt-Druze Declare Ceasefire After U.S. Intervention After Deadly Fighting, Israeli Bombing
'They Took Away My Son's...': Russian Woman Reveals Key Secrets, Her Kids' Father Tracked Down Russian national Nina Kutina, who was recently found living in a cave in Gokarna with her two young daughters, has revealed she gave birth to one of...
Israeli strikes rock Damascus as Syrian forces clash with Druze militias
Clashes between government forces and members of a minority sect in Syria have drawn intervention by Israel and once again raised fears of a breakdown in the country's fragile postwar order. Syria is deeply divided as it tries to emerge from...

Azerbaijan-Israel and “neutrality” in Syria: diplomacy from the South Caucasus to the Middle East
Azerbaijan between Israel, Iran, Turkey, and Syria Recently, one of the new and attention-grabbing directions of Azerbaijan’s foreign policy has been its growing involvement in the Middle East, especially in Syria. While Azerbaijani diplomacy was...