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US visa bans extended to “countries that have been subject to successful efforts to overthrow or undermine their governments, with the result that radical terrorist groups operate with minimal, if any, interference from law enforcement”

JNS Trump adds Palestinian Authority, Syria to US visa restriction list December 16, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a new travel and immigration ban on Tuesday for anyone attempting to enter the United States with documents issued by the … Continue reading

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“The former jihadist terrorist, who became the first-ever Syrian visitor to the White House, is leaving Washington with tangible rewards”

NEW YORK SUN Quiet White House Visit by Syria’s Acting President Causes Trepidation in Israel Benny Avni November 10, 2025 Although the White House visit by Syria’s acting president, Ahmad al-Shara, was conducted in uncharacteristically hushed tones, it marks a … Continue reading

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“The most important thing is it will ‘bring to life’ the issue of the Abraham Accords, ahead of more countries joining”

JPOST Kazakhstan joins Abraham Accords following trilateral phone call with Netanyahu, Trump Amichai Stein, Darcie Grunblatt, Corinne Baum, James Genn November 7, 2025 Kazakhstan officially joined the Abraham Accords following a trilateral phone call between US President Donald Trump, Prime … Continue reading

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“The Druze stand for an alternative Syria that extremists cannot tolerate”

GATESTONE Syria: Al-Sharaa’s Campaign of Extermination against Druze, Minorities Uzay Bulut September 19, 2025 …The Jolani regime (HTS/al-Nusra) declares the Druze outside their narrow definition of Islam and frames its attacks on them as a jihad (holy war). The deeper … Continue reading

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“The disclosure may be a trial balloon from the government, hoping to gauge how the Syrian public might react should an agreement with Israel materialize”

FDD For the First Time in 25 Years, Syria Acknowledges Direct Talks With Israel Ahmad Sharawi August 21, 2025 Israel and Syria are talking — and for once, no one is denying it. Syrian Foreign Minister Assad al-Shaibani met with … Continue reading

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Goal of summit was to reach security understandings in order to maintain the ceasefire between Israel and Syria and prevent a crisis like the one last week

AXIOS Senior Israeli and Syrian officials hold U.S.-brokered talks on de-escalation Barak Ravid July 24, 2025 Senior Israeli and Syrian ministers met in Paris for four hours on Thursday under the auspices of President Trump’s special envoy Tom Barrack and discussed de-escalation … Continue reading

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Greenfield: “This is the Islamic norm. And anywhere they take power, this is what will happen to non-Muslims. Let’s not let it happen to us”

GATESTONE World Condemns Israel for Preventing Al Qaeda Genocide of Druze Daniel Greenfield July 23, 2025 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 … Continue reading

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The Israeli strikes followed appeals from Druze leaders who accused the regime of waging “a war of extermination”

ALGEMEINER Netanyahu Defines Israel’s Policy in Syria as Demilitarization, Druze Protection Ailin Vilches Arguello July 17, 2025 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday outlined Israel’s two primary strategic goals in Syria as ensuring southern Syria is demilitarized and protecting … Continue reading

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‘Eli Cohen is a legend,’ said Netanyahu – ‘In the test of time, he is revealed as the greatest intelligence agent in the history of the state’

I24NEWS Mossad retrieves trove of documents, belongings of executed spy Eli Cohen May 18, 2025 Some 2,500 documents, photos, and belongings of executed spy Eli Cohen were retrieved from Syria in a special Mossad operation, the Prime Minister’s Office said … Continue reading

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Jerusalem reportedly open to border deal, normalized relations with Syria

TIMES OF ISRAEL Israel holding talks with Syria on Sharaa regime joining Abraham Accords 16 May 2025 Israel has been holding secret talks with Syrian officials in recent days, including on the possibility of the new regime joining the Abraham … Continue reading

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