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Sheldon Kirshner

Jul 7, 2018, 9:33 PM

Syrian Offensive In Daraa Is A Source Of Concern To Israel

Syria's current offensive to recapture Daraa province from anti-regime rebel forces is giving Israel cause for concern. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad began sending reinforcements to southwestern Syria in mid-May in a bid to stamp out the last embers of the rebellion...

Jul 2, 2018, 11:58 PM

Israel’s Southern Syria Decision Time

Assad’s army is moving south. In recent weeks, elite forces that led offensives such as the capture of Eastern Ghouta have been massing at the edges of rebel-held areas in Quneitra and Daraa. These frontlines have been quiet ever...

Jul 2, 2018, 11:33 AM

Israel has a simple solution – help the children

Pious politicians and columnists alike have something in common — they praise action when it is “the right thing to do”. I will lay bets that almost everyone, across the political spectrum, is in agreement on one thing — the...

Jun 6, 2018, 12:51 PM

Israel will not leave the Golan Heights

An Israeli flag is seen placed on Mount Bental in the Golan Heights on May 10, 2018.( AFP PHOTO / JALAA MAREY)

If Syria ruled the Golan, we'd expect murdered Jews; under Israel, we have security, jobs and full rights for all

Sheldon Kirshner

Jun 1, 2018, 11:11 PM

Russia Is Seriously Addressing Israel’s Concerns In Syria

It appears that Israel's concerns about an Iranian military presence in Syria are being seriously addressed by Russia, Syria's longtime ally. The issue, considered of the utmost importance by Israel, has topped Israel's agenda for months now. In February, in an...

Jun 1, 2018, 12:00 PM

Bravo to the Philadelphia Orchestra

Illustrative: Charles Dutoit and the Philadelphia Orchestra in Tianjin. (Wikipedia)

Culture primarily inspires personal, private reactions, which is why an orchestra is almost never wrong to play

Sheldon Kirshner

May 27, 2018, 8:03 PM

A Surreal Development

On Monday, May 28, Syria is due to assume the presidency of the Conference on Disarmament, a non-governmental organization which, among other achievements, was instrumental in the promulgation of the Chemical Weapons Convention, an arms-control treaty that prohibits the use,...

May 7, 2018, 9:46 PM

Iran in Syria ~ Soviet missiles in Cuba

What Winston Churchill said about Russia—it's a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma—would be an understatement applied to Syria today. The country's unfathomable death toll and heart-wrenching refugee crisis are the human rights outrage of this decade. The...

Apr 14, 2018, 6:01 PM

Stormy, due process and Syria

I’m baaack! Perhaps, you didn’t know or care that I was “gone” for a while, but I was out of commission for a couple of weeks due to surgery. At this point, I feel compelled to catch up on a...

Carlos Cardoso Aveline

Apr 14, 2018, 6:00 PM

Eisenhower Denounces Military-Industrial Complex

The 21st century transition towards a civilization of world peace needs a stern vigilance regarding the political lobby of arms’ industries. The problem is not new. On 17 January 1961, the 34th President of the United States - Dwight Eisenhower - made...

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