Obama jilts Israel and opposition in Syria

“SYRIA” IS DISINTEGRATING, AS OBAMA JILTS OPPOSITION, CHRISTIANS FLEE, KURDS EMERGE–WESTERN PROMISES “A JOKE”, ISRAEL ONLY RELIABLE FORCE

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Syria’s War Splits Nation into 3 Distinct Regions: Zeina Karam, Real Clear World, Aug. 5, 2013— More than two years into Syria’s civil war, the once highly-centralized authoritarian state has effectively split into three distinct parts, each boasting its own flags, security agencies and judicial system.

Syrian Christian Towns Emptied by Sectarian Violence: Ruth Sherlock, The Telegraph, Aug. 2, 2013 —Tens of thousands Syriac Christians – members of the oldest Christian community in the world – have fled their ancestral provinces of Deir al-Zour and Hasakah in northeastern Syria, residents have said. “It breaks my heart to think how our long history is being uprooted,” said Ishow Goriye, the head of a Syriac Christian political Hasakah.

Syrian Rebels’ Turn for the Jilt: David Ignatius, Real Clear World, July 18, 2013—One of the worst recurring features of U.S. foreign policy is a process that might bluntly be described as “seduction and abandonment.” Now it’s happening in Syria.

Another Display of Israel’s Strategic Value: Evelyn Gordon, Commentary, May 23, 2013—The ongoing debate about whether America should intervene in Syria highlights an important point about Israel’s unique value as a U.S. ally: It is the only American ally in the Middle East willing and able to serve American interests by projecting power independently, rather than waiting for American troops to ride to the rescue.

On Topic Links

Across Forbidden Border, Drs. in Israel Quietly Tend to Syria’s Wounded: Isabel Kershner, New York Times, Aug. 5, 2013
Fleeing Syria, Palestinians Find Little Support from Their Brethren in Lebanon: Claire Duffett, Christian Science Monitor,Aug. 3, 2013
What’s Behind Recent Rebel-Qaeda Tensions in Syria?: Michael Weiss, NOW Lebanon, July 19, 2013
Riyadh, Ankara Call on Al-Qaeda to Declare War on Syrian Kurds: FARS News, Aug. 4, 2013
The Latest Syrian Sideshow: Al-Qaeda vs. the Kurds: Michael Weiss, Real Clear World, July 25, 2013
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  1. Israel “… is the only American ally in the Middle East willing and able to serve American interests by projecting power independently, rather than waiting for American troops to ride to the rescue.”
    Perhaps it is time for Israelis to stop dying on behalf of American (?Obama’s) interests and worry more about Jewish interests.

  2. egypt knows how to take US money and still talk back

    An Egyptian presidential aide sharply rejected statements by US Senator John McCain describing the military overthrow of Mohamed Morsi as a coup d’etat. The aide, Ahmed El-Muslimani, accused him of “distorting facts” and making statements “unacceptable in form and substance.”

  3. the links above lead me to gmail?????

    Syria’s War Splits Nation into 3 Distinct Regions:

    I think this is good for Israel