Is the new president of Syria Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, the jihadist in military fatigues, or is he Ahmed al-Sharaa, a suit-and-tie wearing Muslim “moderate” who has no interest in making war on Israel? The Americans seem to believe he can be trusted, have lifted all sanctions on Syria, and have also encouraged American investment in […]
Al-Sharaa, Syria’s Minorities, and Israel
Andrew Fox is a former officer in the British army, who has become a journalist, and now writes for Spiked. He has cast a cold eye on what the new Syrian regime has allowed to happen to that country’s minorities, on how the IDF has tried to protect the Druze, and why there is so […]
World Condemns Israel for Preventing Al Qaeda Genocide of Druze
When Israel prevents a genocide, it’s accused of genocide. Recently Al Qaeda/ISIS took over Syria. This development was greeted with cheers from world leaders who had been working toward this very goal from the Arab Spring days. Now, they assured us, Syria would become a democratic paradise full of human rights. Al-Jolani, the former Jihadist […]
Al-Sharaa’s Hollow Vow to Protect ‘Our Druze People’
The significance of Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s agreeing to a ceasefire, and the cautious Druze reaction, can be found here: “Netanyahu confirms ceasefire, Syrian withdrawal from Sweida due to ‘forceful action,’” Jerusalem Post, July 17, 2025: Addressing Syrians on Thursday, Sharaa accused Israel of seeking to “dismantle the unity of our people,” saying it had […]
Israel, the Druze, and al-Sharaa: An Update
The American government is said to have been opposed Israel’s latest intervention in Syria, where the Israeli Air Force bombed Syrian army troops and weapons in the Druze stronghold of Suweyda, and also struck the Syrian army’s headquarters in Damascus, and a site next to he presidential palace, as a way to warn Syrian President […]
Syrian president meets Israel’s national security advisor in Abu Dhabi
Despite any talks circulating about a peace agreement, this says it all: Al-Sharaa’s administration has made it clear that under any agreement, Israel will not be permitted to operate or strike targets within Syrian territory. Israel, on the other hand, insists on retaining the ability to address security threats, particularly in scenarios where, as demanded […]
Why Ahmed Al-Sharaa Welcomed Israel’s Airstrikes On Iran
Ahmed al-Sharaa, a Sunni Muslim, is the new head of the Syrian government, having sent Bashar al-Assad fleeing to Moscow in early December. During the Syrian civil war, Iran was Assad’s greatest ally, sending him both weapons and money to fight the Sunni rebels. As an Alawite — the Alawis being a sect of Shi’a […]
America Props Up An Al Qaeda Terror State
How is supporting terrorists – who rule Syria and threaten Christians – in our national interest? In March, the Trump administration laid out conditions for ending sanctions on Syria. The new Islamic terrorist regime led by a former Al Qaeda terrorist that had taken over Syria was warned to “exclude foreign terrorist fighters from any […]
Trump Shocks the World — Again
New in PJ Media: Trump has done it again. That much is clear. He has outmaneuvered and out-thought everyone else, and did what many others assumed to be impossible. But what exactly has he done? On Wednesday morning, during his trip to Saudi Arabia, Trump met with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who from 2017 until […]
Trump meets with Syria’s al-Sharaa, who led jihad group against Assad
In many ways this is as momentous, and could be more momentous, than Trump’s first-term overtures to Kim Jong Un. The two meetings come from the same wellsprings: Trump is attempting to break longstanding logjams, and end the status quo that the foreign policy establishment, both inside the U.S. and elsewhere, had come to take […]