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Damascus synagogue tours highlight renewed interest in Syrian Jewish history and diaspora ties

Tours of synagogues and meetings with religious leaders highlight renewed interest in Jewish history and unresolved questions over historic sites, property, and diaspora ties.

A rabbi holds a Torah scroll at the Ifrange Synagogue in the Jewish quarter in Old Damascus on April 29, 2025.
 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, with a map of the Middle East (Illustrative).

Netanyahu, cabinet to discuss Trump's plan for Syria to remove Hezbollah from Lebanon - report

New Iraqi Prime Minister designate Ali al-Zaidi, uses a phone at his office in Baghdad, Iraq, April 28, 2026.

Syria, Iraq hope for meetings in Washington, seek coordinated visit with US envoy

A SYRIAN flag is displayed outside the White House following the meeting of US President Donald Trump and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, November 10, 2025.

Syria building US relations while serving pivotal regional role - analysis


Hamas says talks with US focused on release of American hostage in Gaza

Boehler said he understood the consternation and concern expressed by Israeli official Ron Dermer about his direct contact with Hamas, but emphasized he had a clear goal in his talks.

 Former president Donald Trump listens as Adam Boehler, the CEO of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, addresses the daily coronavirus task force briefing in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, US, April 14, 2020.

As Washington woos Syria’s new leader, pivotal meeting signals policy shift – analysis

Washington cancelled the $10 million reward for HTS chief, Ahmed al-Sharaa, noting his 'pragmatic' leadership.

 A view shows a damaged poster of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo, after the Syrian army said that dozens of its soldiers had been killed in a major attack by rebels who swept into the city, in Syria November 30, 2024.

Letting bygones be bygones: Behind the US diplomat's trip to Syria - analysis

All the wheels are moving in the direction of Sharaa and his new interim government.

 Top rebel commander Abu Mohammed al-Golani speaks to a crowd at Ummayad Mosque in Damascus, after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted President Bashar al-Assad, Syria December 8, 2024.

US delegation to Syria: Assad’s fall opens path for Syria to rebuild unity

In a historic Damascus visit, US rejects Iran's influence and outlines support for Syria's post-Assad rebuilding.

 A man walks on a poster of Bashar al-Assad as a sanitation worker removes it from the street downtown, after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria December 10, 2024.

Far too early to lift US sanctions on Syria, lawmakers say

"We're all really happy that Assad is gone," Senator Jim Risch, the top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, told Reuters.

 A man walks on a poster of Bashar al-Assad as a sanitation worker removes it from the street downtown, after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria December 10, 2024.

WH: US officials in touch with Israeli officials and Syrian opposition groups amid development

"We don't want to see any actor inside or outside take actions or do things or espouse policies or programs that run afoul of that process," Kirby said.

 The Syrian opposition flag hangs at the Syrian embassy following an occupation of the embassy by Syrians living in Greece, after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted President Bashar al-Assad in Syria, in Athens, Greece, December 8, 2024.

US to work with partners in Syria to manage risk after Assad toppled, Biden says

Biden said US forces on Sunday conducted a dozen precision strikes within Syria targeting camps and operatives of the terrorist group Islamic State.

US President Joe Biden holds a press conference about his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping before the start of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Woodside, California, US, November 15, 2023.

Syrian President Assad's status remains unclear – report

There is little evidence that Syria's allies will step in to help Assad, CNN reported.

 A rebel led by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham stands in the back of a vehicle in al-Rashideen, Aleppo province, Syria November 29, 2024.

Netanyahu: 'Closely monitoring' Syria, Israel will enforce ceasefire deal with Lebanon

"We constantly monitor what is happening in Syria," Netanyahu said, referring to the Syrian rebel attack that began on Saturday.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz address the Syrian rebel attack an Israel's ceasefire with Lebanon, December 1, 2024

The US's hypocrisy is infuriating - opinion

To preach to Israel about civilian deaths is hypocritical - the US should know better, given its track record.

 US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken walks with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, at the Kerem Shalom border crossing, last week. The US hypocrisy and holier-than-thou attitude toward Israel is truly infuriating, the writer charges.