Rachel Bou Zeid
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Syrian activist Celine Kassem is near a mass grave in Qutayfah near Damascus where it is reported that thousands of Assad’s victims were disposed of. She’s asking for international assistance to identify the remains.
Part 1.
Part 2 below
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DDmoM44...
Part 1.
Part 2 below
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DDmoM44...
December 15, 2024 at 11:12 PM
Syrian activist Celine Kassem is near a mass grave in Qutayfah near Damascus where it is reported that thousands of Assad’s victims were disposed of. She’s asking for international assistance to identify the remains.
Part 1.
Part 2 below
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DDmoM44...
Part 1.
Part 2 below
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DDmoM44...
Reposted by Rachel Bou Zeid
Syrian activist Celine Kassem is near a mass grave in Qutayfah near Damascus where it is reported that thousands of Assad’s victims were disposed of. She’s asking for international assistance to identify the remains.
Part 2
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DDmoM44...
Part 2
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DDmoM44...
December 15, 2024 at 11:12 PM
Syrian activist Celine Kassem is near a mass grave in Qutayfah near Damascus where it is reported that thousands of Assad’s victims were disposed of. She’s asking for international assistance to identify the remains.
Part 2
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DDmoM44...
Part 2
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DDmoM44...
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For international community, it’s good sign they’re engaging.Dealing with this as another 1979 or Taliban will seal Syria’s fate to hopelessness. Mind you Syria is neither Iran nor Afghanistan.
Imp. to wait and see what comes beyond tailored blazer & him driving own car (Bashar did that too).
ENDS
Imp. to wait and see what comes beyond tailored blazer & him driving own car (Bashar did that too).
ENDS
December 16, 2024 at 12:41 AM
For international community, it’s good sign they’re engaging.Dealing with this as another 1979 or Taliban will seal Syria’s fate to hopelessness. Mind you Syria is neither Iran nor Afghanistan.
Imp. to wait and see what comes beyond tailored blazer & him driving own car (Bashar did that too).
ENDS
Imp. to wait and see what comes beyond tailored blazer & him driving own car (Bashar did that too).
ENDS
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Israel, unprovoked, is attacking areas on the outskirts of Tartous in the coastal region, following its illegal invasion of southern Syria.
This, along with the long list of violations Israel has committed on the global stage, is isolating it and bound to backfire.
This, along with the long list of violations Israel has committed on the global stage, is isolating it and bound to backfire.
December 16, 2024 at 12:18 AM
Israel, unprovoked, is attacking areas on the outskirts of Tartous in the coastal region, following its illegal invasion of southern Syria.
This, along with the long list of violations Israel has committed on the global stage, is isolating it and bound to backfire.
This, along with the long list of violations Israel has committed on the global stage, is isolating it and bound to backfire.
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🚨JUST IN: US sees increasing probability that Assad regime in Syria falls. US official tells Al-Monitor that Homs could collapse within days before Damascus.. www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
US sees increasing possibility that Syria’s Assad falls
The administration expects the Syrian rebels to capture the central city of Homs within days, if not sooner.
www.al-monitor.com
December 6, 2024 at 11:26 PM
🚨JUST IN: US sees increasing probability that Assad regime in Syria falls. US official tells Al-Monitor that Homs could collapse within days before Damascus.. www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
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So are we going with “plutocracy” or “kleptocracy” or just “oligarch overlords”?
I feel like a consensus would be helpful.
I feel like a consensus would be helpful.
There are 14 BILLIONAIRES that are part of the second Trump administration
December 6, 2024 at 5:07 PM
So are we going with “plutocracy” or “kleptocracy” or just “oligarch overlords”?
I feel like a consensus would be helpful.
I feel like a consensus would be helpful.
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Thirteen and a half years ago in March 2011, a group of teenagers in Dara'a, Syria spray painted: "Your turn has come, doctor," in reference to Bashar al-Assad. They were arrested and tortured, which led to protests in what would become the Syrian uprising.
Today is for them.
Today is for them.
December 6, 2024 at 11:53 PM
Thirteen and a half years ago in March 2011, a group of teenagers in Dara'a, Syria spray painted: "Your turn has come, doctor," in reference to Bashar al-Assad. They were arrested and tortured, which led to protests in what would become the Syrian uprising.
Today is for them.
Today is for them.
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One of many books on Syria I’ve been wanting to read for some time. “With this book, Weiss offers the first cultural and intellectual history of Ba'thist Syria, from the coming to power of Hafiz al-Asad, through the transitional period under Bashar al-Asad, and continuing up through the Syria War.”
December 1, 2024 at 3:43 PM
One of many books on Syria I’ve been wanting to read for some time. “With this book, Weiss offers the first cultural and intellectual history of Ba'thist Syria, from the coming to power of Hafiz al-Asad, through the transitional period under Bashar al-Asad, and continuing up through the Syria War.”
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After repeated delays, an Israeli court has ordered PM Netanyahu to testify next Tuesday in his corruption trial.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/01rafa
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/01rafa
December 4, 2024 at 2:06 AM
After repeated delays, an Israeli court has ordered PM Netanyahu to testify next Tuesday in his corruption trial.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/01rafa
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/01rafa
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NEW: Russia is evacuating naval assets from its base in Tartus, Syria, which may suggest that Russia does not intend to send significant reinforcements to support Syrian President Bashar al Assad's regime in the near term.🧵(1/6)
Russian Off. Campaign Assessment, Dec. 3, 2024: isw.pub/UkrWar120324
Russian Off. Campaign Assessment, Dec. 3, 2024: isw.pub/UkrWar120324
December 4, 2024 at 1:28 AM
NEW: Russia is evacuating naval assets from its base in Tartus, Syria, which may suggest that Russia does not intend to send significant reinforcements to support Syrian President Bashar al Assad's regime in the near term.🧵(1/6)
Russian Off. Campaign Assessment, Dec. 3, 2024: isw.pub/UkrWar120324
Russian Off. Campaign Assessment, Dec. 3, 2024: isw.pub/UkrWar120324
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Fawaz Gerges on Syria's fractured state: "the reality is Syria is no longer a sovereign state. You can argue that the Assad government is the biggest state militia in Syria. But in a way, President Assad has forfeited Syrian sovereignty in order to survive." www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
How the Syrian Opposition Shocked the Assad Regime
A historian explains why U.S. sanctions and Iran and Russia’s entanglements in other wars helped create an opening for rebel groups to overrun the Syrian Army.
www.newyorker.com
December 4, 2024 at 1:28 AM
Fawaz Gerges on Syria's fractured state: "the reality is Syria is no longer a sovereign state. You can argue that the Assad government is the biggest state militia in Syria. But in a way, President Assad has forfeited Syrian sovereignty in order to survive." www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
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Lebanese billionaire Massad Boulos — who Trump picked today as his Middle East adviser — tried to run for a parliamentary seat in Lebanon twice, unsuccessfully.
Boulos is also the father-in-law of Trump’s youngest daughter, Tiffany. www.ft.com/content/19de...
Boulos is also the father-in-law of Trump’s youngest daughter, Tiffany. www.ft.com/content/19de...
The man who links Donald Trump with war-torn Lebanon
Massad Boulos, father of Tiffany Trump’s husband Michael, has met Middle Eastern politicians in the US
www.ft.com
December 1, 2024 at 7:58 PM
Lebanese billionaire Massad Boulos — who Trump picked today as his Middle East adviser — tried to run for a parliamentary seat in Lebanon twice, unsuccessfully.
Boulos is also the father-in-law of Trump’s youngest daughter, Tiffany. www.ft.com/content/19de...
Boulos is also the father-in-law of Trump’s youngest daughter, Tiffany. www.ft.com/content/19de...
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Damned be the optimist in the Middle East, but many indications that this push has momentum:
- No Hezbollah objection
- Trump signed off
- Iran is ambiguous
- Lebanon wants it
- Netanyahu looking at enforcement mechanism, ability to maintain room to strike if deal falters
- No Hezbollah objection
- Trump signed off
- Iran is ambiguous
- Lebanon wants it
- Netanyahu looking at enforcement mechanism, ability to maintain room to strike if deal falters
November 19, 2024 at 4:26 PM
Damned be the optimist in the Middle East, but many indications that this push has momentum:
- No Hezbollah objection
- Trump signed off
- Iran is ambiguous
- Lebanon wants it
- Netanyahu looking at enforcement mechanism, ability to maintain room to strike if deal falters
- No Hezbollah objection
- Trump signed off
- Iran is ambiguous
- Lebanon wants it
- Netanyahu looking at enforcement mechanism, ability to maintain room to strike if deal falters
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UPDATE: #Lebanon ceasefire optimism
• Netanyahu warming to deal
• Hezbollah accepted US proposal
• Israel has Mechanism Qs
• Hochstein in Beirut
• Shuttle diplomacy underway
• Day 49 of war, bombardment continues... www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
• Netanyahu warming to deal
• Hezbollah accepted US proposal
• Israel has Mechanism Qs
• Hochstein in Beirut
• Shuttle diplomacy underway
• Day 49 of war, bombardment continues... www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
Hochstein in Beirut, says 'significant progress' on Lebanon-Israel cease-fire as Hezbollah accepts proposal
US envoy Amos Hochstein arrived in Beirut in a bid to secure a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hezbollah, as the Lebanese group reportedly approved a new proposal to halt the hostilities, with some...
www.al-monitor.com
November 19, 2024 at 4:24 PM
UPDATE: #Lebanon ceasefire optimism
• Netanyahu warming to deal
• Hezbollah accepted US proposal
• Israel has Mechanism Qs
• Hochstein in Beirut
• Shuttle diplomacy underway
• Day 49 of war, bombardment continues... www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
• Netanyahu warming to deal
• Hezbollah accepted US proposal
• Israel has Mechanism Qs
• Hochstein in Beirut
• Shuttle diplomacy underway
• Day 49 of war, bombardment continues... www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
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Okay, so:
1- Deal within reach
2- 2 tracks for Israel: Deal + Guarantees from US that allows it to strike Lebanon if Hezbollah violates 1701
3- Qassem adjusting Hezbollah's language on Gaza, but not fully committing to 1701
A lot will hinge on Hochstein Israel meetings tomorrow
1- Deal within reach
2- 2 tracks for Israel: Deal + Guarantees from US that allows it to strike Lebanon if Hezbollah violates 1701
3- Qassem adjusting Hezbollah's language on Gaza, but not fully committing to 1701
A lot will hinge on Hochstein Israel meetings tomorrow
November 20, 2024 at 4:49 PM
Okay, so:
1- Deal within reach
2- 2 tracks for Israel: Deal + Guarantees from US that allows it to strike Lebanon if Hezbollah violates 1701
3- Qassem adjusting Hezbollah's language on Gaza, but not fully committing to 1701
A lot will hinge on Hochstein Israel meetings tomorrow
1- Deal within reach
2- 2 tracks for Israel: Deal + Guarantees from US that allows it to strike Lebanon if Hezbollah violates 1701
3- Qassem adjusting Hezbollah's language on Gaza, but not fully committing to 1701
A lot will hinge on Hochstein Israel meetings tomorrow
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UPDATE: #Lebanon Ceasefire talks
• Hochstein final meetings in Beirut
• Travels to Israel soon
• Hezbollah: ball in Netanyahu's court
• Hochstein meets Netanyahu Thu.
• Israel's 'defense clause' still hurdle www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
• Hochstein final meetings in Beirut
• Travels to Israel soon
• Hezbollah: ball in Netanyahu's court
• Hochstein meets Netanyahu Thu.
• Israel's 'defense clause' still hurdle www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
US envoy advances Israel-Lebanon cease-fire talks as Hezbollah says decision with Netanyahu
Hezbollah Secretary General Naim Qassem said the group agreed to negotiate with the United States and Israel on a cease-fire, but all depends on the Israeli position.
www.al-monitor.com
November 20, 2024 at 4:46 PM
UPDATE: #Lebanon Ceasefire talks
• Hochstein final meetings in Beirut
• Travels to Israel soon
• Hezbollah: ball in Netanyahu's court
• Hochstein meets Netanyahu Thu.
• Israel's 'defense clause' still hurdle www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
• Hochstein final meetings in Beirut
• Travels to Israel soon
• Hezbollah: ball in Netanyahu's court
• Hochstein meets Netanyahu Thu.
• Israel's 'defense clause' still hurdle www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
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NEW: Senate rejects bid to block key arms transfers to Israel. Vote count: 18-79, 19-78, and 17-80. Probably last effort under Biden.. www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
Senate rejects bid to block key arms transfers to Israel
Lawmakers rejected three separate measures aimed at halting transfers of explosive shells and bomb guidance kits to Israel, despite a compelling case laid out by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chris Van...
www.al-monitor.com
November 21, 2024 at 2:29 AM
NEW: Senate rejects bid to block key arms transfers to Israel. Vote count: 18-79, 19-78, and 17-80. Probably last effort under Biden.. www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
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- For someone like Netanyahu who thrives on the image of international statesman, this is a blow
- Deif, we don't know if he's alive
- Gallant was fired two weeks ago
Interesting to watch:
- US reaction
- Can Netanyahu shrug it as Putin did?
- Will Congress now punish ICC?
- Deif, we don't know if he's alive
- Gallant was fired two weeks ago
Interesting to watch:
- US reaction
- Can Netanyahu shrug it as Putin did?
- Will Congress now punish ICC?
November 21, 2024 at 3:22 PM
- For someone like Netanyahu who thrives on the image of international statesman, this is a blow
- Deif, we don't know if he's alive
- Gallant was fired two weeks ago
Interesting to watch:
- US reaction
- Can Netanyahu shrug it as Putin did?
- Will Congress now punish ICC?
- Deif, we don't know if he's alive
- Gallant was fired two weeks ago
Interesting to watch:
- US reaction
- Can Netanyahu shrug it as Putin did?
- Will Congress now punish ICC?
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UPDATE: ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu
• Netanyahu, Gallant
• + Hamas' Deif
• Charge: War Crimes
• Netanyahu calls it Anti-Semitic
• Warrants kept private
• EU calls for upholding
• Hamas: 'truth revealed' www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
• Netanyahu, Gallant
• + Hamas' Deif
• Charge: War Crimes
• Netanyahu calls it Anti-Semitic
• Warrants kept private
• EU calls for upholding
• Hamas: 'truth revealed' www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
ICC issues arrest warrants for Israel’s Netanyahu, Gallant and Hamas' Deif
Six months after International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan submitted his request to prosecute them, the world court has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu an...
www.al-monitor.com
November 21, 2024 at 3:18 PM
UPDATE: ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu
• Netanyahu, Gallant
• + Hamas' Deif
• Charge: War Crimes
• Netanyahu calls it Anti-Semitic
• Warrants kept private
• EU calls for upholding
• Hamas: 'truth revealed' www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
• Netanyahu, Gallant
• + Hamas' Deif
• Charge: War Crimes
• Netanyahu calls it Anti-Semitic
• Warrants kept private
• EU calls for upholding
• Hamas: 'truth revealed' www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
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The US gave Israel 30 days to improve Gaza conditions. Now, the US says it won't hold Israel accountable because it "took steps."
But in those 30 days, Israel banned UNRWA, invaded a hospital, bombed refugee camps, and—
@premthakker.bsky.social gives you the day-by-day:
zeteo.com/p/biden-isra...
But in those 30 days, Israel banned UNRWA, invaded a hospital, bombed refugee camps, and—
@premthakker.bsky.social gives you the day-by-day:
zeteo.com/p/biden-isra...
The US Gave Israel 30 Days to Increase Aid to Gaza. Here’s What It Did Instead
A day-by-day breakdown of how Israel defied the US warning – and made conditions in Gaza worse.
zeteo.com
November 19, 2024 at 2:12 PM
The US gave Israel 30 days to improve Gaza conditions. Now, the US says it won't hold Israel accountable because it "took steps."
But in those 30 days, Israel banned UNRWA, invaded a hospital, bombed refugee camps, and—
@premthakker.bsky.social gives you the day-by-day:
zeteo.com/p/biden-isra...
But in those 30 days, Israel banned UNRWA, invaded a hospital, bombed refugee camps, and—
@premthakker.bsky.social gives you the day-by-day:
zeteo.com/p/biden-isra...
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#Lebanon: U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein just arrived in Ain el-Tineh to meet with Speaker Nabih Berri, following apparent progress on ceasefire talks with Israel
November 19, 2024 at 9:11 AM
#Lebanon: U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein just arrived in Ain el-Tineh to meet with Speaker Nabih Berri, following apparent progress on ceasefire talks with Israel
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“It is now within our grasp”
US Envoy Amos Hochstein after holding “very constructive” talks with Speaker Nabih Berri in Beirut: “As the window is now, I hope the coming days yield a resolute decision.”
Hochstein soon meets w/ PM Mikati, Army chief Aoun.
Hezbollah SG Sheikh Qassim address soon
US Envoy Amos Hochstein after holding “very constructive” talks with Speaker Nabih Berri in Beirut: “As the window is now, I hope the coming days yield a resolute decision.”
Hochstein soon meets w/ PM Mikati, Army chief Aoun.
Hezbollah SG Sheikh Qassim address soon
November 19, 2024 at 11:27 AM
“It is now within our grasp”
US Envoy Amos Hochstein after holding “very constructive” talks with Speaker Nabih Berri in Beirut: “As the window is now, I hope the coming days yield a resolute decision.”
Hochstein soon meets w/ PM Mikati, Army chief Aoun.
Hezbollah SG Sheikh Qassim address soon
US Envoy Amos Hochstein after holding “very constructive” talks with Speaker Nabih Berri in Beirut: “As the window is now, I hope the coming days yield a resolute decision.”
Hochstein soon meets w/ PM Mikati, Army chief Aoun.
Hezbollah SG Sheikh Qassim address soon
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4 killed and 18 wounded in this latest Israeli strike over central Beirut, the Lebanese Health Ministry says.
Rescue workers have just started searching for bodies minutes ago…
Rescue workers have just started searching for bodies minutes ago…
#Lebanon: Israeli strike in Zouqaq Blat in central Beirut, just over an hour after reports that US envoy has delayed his visit for ceasefire talks.
The location is close to parliament, government building, UN headquarters, British, EU, & other embassies.
Sound of ambulances and gunfire everywhere
The location is close to parliament, government building, UN headquarters, British, EU, & other embassies.
Sound of ambulances and gunfire everywhere
November 18, 2024 at 5:35 PM
4 killed and 18 wounded in this latest Israeli strike over central Beirut, the Lebanese Health Ministry says.
Rescue workers have just started searching for bodies minutes ago…
Rescue workers have just started searching for bodies minutes ago…
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Israeli airstrike hits central Beirut (Zoqaq al-Blat) near key government buildings and embassies
(At the AP office down the hill in Riad al-Solh, we heard what sounded like two missiles whizzing overhead)
apnews.com/article/isra...
(At the AP office down the hill in Riad al-Solh, we heard what sounded like two missiles whizzing overhead)
apnews.com/article/isra...
Israeli airstrike hits central Beirut near key government buildings and embassies
An Israeli airstrike has struck a densely populated residential area in Lebanon’s capital close to the U.N. headquarters, Parliament, the prime minister’s office and several embassies.
apnews.com
November 18, 2024 at 5:50 PM
Israeli airstrike hits central Beirut (Zoqaq al-Blat) near key government buildings and embassies
(At the AP office down the hill in Riad al-Solh, we heard what sounded like two missiles whizzing overhead)
apnews.com/article/isra...
(At the AP office down the hill in Riad al-Solh, we heard what sounded like two missiles whizzing overhead)
apnews.com/article/isra...