Syrian Uprising/Crackdown

AS SYRIAN BUTCHERY CONTINUES, SO DOES HILLARY’S CHUTZPAH, AMERICA’S ALIBIS, & ISRAEL’S MISJUDGEMENTS

Isranet Daily Briefing Volume XI, No. 2,781 • March 13, 2012

Syria | More About: Barack Obama, US Foreign Policy, Syrian Uprising/Crackdown, Bahsar Assad, Israel Foreign Policy

“Army snipers and Shabbiha gunmen posted at strategic points terrorized the population, targeting and killing small children, women and other unarmed civilians.…” (p. 10)

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RUSSIA & SYRIA: LAST COLD WAR BATTLE? OBAMA & UN: SETTING A TRAP, OR BEING TRAPPED?

Isranet Daily Briefing Volume XI, No. 2,756 • February 7, 2012

Syria | More About: United Nations, Barack Obama, Bashar Assad, US Foreign Policy, Syrian Uprising/Crackdown, Russia, Vladimir Putin

COTLER’S PLEA ON SYRIA Editorial Jerusalem Post, February 5, 2012 The international community has justifiably expressed outrage over Saturday’s veto by Russia and China of a UN Security Council resolution demanding that Syrian President Bashar Assad step down.…

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BASHAR’S LOST BEQUEST: NEITHER ARAB LEAGUE, NOR IRAN, NOR RUSSIANS, CAN SAVE SYRIA

Isranet Daily Briefing Volume XI, No. 2,748 • January 26, 2012

Syria | More About: Bashar Assad, LEBANON, Hezbollah, Syrian Uprising/Crackdown, Arab League, Hafez Assad

THE ARAB LEAGUE’S FAILED SYRIA MISSION Kate Seelye National Interest, January 24, 2012

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SYRIA: WAITING FOR GODOT—AND OBAMA: PHONY ARAB “MONITORS,” SHAMEFUL U.S. INACTION

Isranet Daily Briefing Volume XI, No. 2,738 • January 12, 2012

Syria | More About: Bashar Assad, Syrian Uprising/Crackdown, Arab League

On Wednesday, Syrian President Bashar Assad appeared in public for the first time since the uprising against his rule began 10 months ago. Addressing a rally in Umayyad Square in Damascus, he pledged to triumph over “terrorism,” the clearest indication to date that he does not intend to surrender power or relax his government’s brutal crackdown on anti-regime protests.

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WILL THE BLOODSHED CONTINUE? ARAB LEAGUE OBSERVERS ENTER BELEAGUERED SYRIA

Isranet Daily Briefing Volume XI, No. 2,727 • December 27, 2011

Syria | More About: Bashar Assad, Syrian Uprising/Crackdown

According to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, approximately 70,000 Syrians demonstrated in a large square in the restive city of Homs on Tuesday, as Arab League observers began a visit to the country to monitor a peace deal aimed at ending President Bashar Assad’s deadly nine-month crackdown.

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SYRIA ON THE BRINK: ASSAD DENIES RESPONSIBILITY, AS THE “INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY” DITHERS

Isranet Daily Briefing Volume XI, No. 2,715 • December 8, 2011

Syria | More About: Bashar Assad, Iran, Syrian Uprising/Crackdown, Free Syrian Army

In an interview this week with journalist Barbara Walters, Syrian president Bashar Assad denied ordering the killing of anti-regime protesters, claiming that rogue “individuals” were to blame for the bloodshed. According to Assad, “I did my best to protect the people. I cannot feel guilty when you do your best.”

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CIVIL WAR ON THE ROAD TO DAMASCUS: OBAMA AND THE CASE FOR INTERVENTION

Isranet Daily Briefing Volume XI, No. 2,703 • November 22, 2011

Syria | More About: Bashar Assad, Syrian Uprising/Crackdown

On Saturday, Syrian President Bashar Assad was quoted as saying he would press on with a crackdown against anti-government unrest in his country: “I assure you that Syria will not bow down and that it will continue to resist the pressure being imposed on it,” Assad told Britain’s Sunday Times.

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AS ARAB LEAGUE TURNS ON SYRIA, ALL EYES TURN TO DC, ISTANBUL, & TEHERAN

Isranet Daily Briefing Volume XI, No. 2,697 • November 14, 2011

Syria | More About: Bashar Assad, Syrian Uprising/Crackdown

This past weekend, the Arab League decided—effective Wednesday—to suspend Syria’s membership in the body, sanctioning President Bashar Assad’s regime for failing to comply with a November 2 pact to withdraw its military forces from Syrian cities, release political prisoners and grant media access to the country.

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BLINDNESS ON THE ROAD TO DAMASCUS— OBAMA AND THE SYRIAN “REFORMER”

Isranet Daily Briefing Volume X, No. 2,550 • March 29, 2011

Syria | More About: Barack Obama, Bashar Assad, US Foreign Policy, Syrian Uprising/Crackdown

BREAKING NEWS: Syrian government resigns in attempt to appease protesters

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Syrian Uprising/Crackdown

AS SYRIAN BUTCHERY CONTINUES, SO DOES HILLARY’S CHUTZPAH, AMERICA’S ALIBIS, & ISRAEL’S MISJUDGEMENTS

RUSSIA & SYRIA: LAST COLD WAR BATTLE? OBAMA & UN: SETTING A TRAP, OR BEING TRAPPED?

BASHAR’S LOST BEQUEST: NEITHER ARAB LEAGUE, NOR IRAN, NOR RUSSIANS, CAN SAVE SYRIA

SYRIA: WAITING FOR GODOT—AND OBAMA: PHONY ARAB “MONITORS,” SHAMEFUL U.S. INACTION

WILL THE BLOODSHED CONTINUE? ARAB LEAGUE OBSERVERS ENTER BELEAGUERED SYRIA

SYRIA ON THE BRINK: ASSAD DENIES RESPONSIBILITY, AS THE “INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY” DITHERS

CIVIL WAR ON THE ROAD TO DAMASCUS: OBAMA AND THE CASE FOR INTERVENTION

AS ARAB LEAGUE TURNS ON SYRIA, ALL EYES TURN TO DC, ISTANBUL, & TEHERAN

BLINDNESS ON THE ROAD TO DAMASCUS— OBAMA AND THE SYRIAN “REFORMER”

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