Israel Diaries

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Is Syria A Country Worth Fighting For? Should Israel Care?

Do Syrians feel Syrian enough to fight back and reclaim their country? Does the integrity of a Syrian nation along our northern border make a difference to Israel? * * * * * Raihan Ismail, a panelist on an Australian TV discussion programme, seems to think that Syrians need not fight for their country. She […]

Syrian Refugees and Their Own War Effort

  Do Syrians feel Syrian enough to fight back? Raihan Ismail, a panelist on an Australian TV discussion which Aussie Dave posted last week, seems to think not. Of course, she doesn’t say that outright, but she does disagree that able-bodied Syrian refugees should be trained and sent back to Syria to fight for their […]