Syria Protest

End the Slaughter in Syria While Isolating Iran

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 04.22.2012

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Alon Ben-Meir

For all intents and purposes, Syria has turned into the battleground between the forces of moderation and the forces of extremism in the Middle East.

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Today We Are All Syrians

Don Kraus | Posted 04.11.2012

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Don Kraus

When a nation's rule of law has broken down completely, the international community needs to know exactly how and when to step in to prevent human rights violations from occurring. The ongoing conflict in Syria has pointed out just how far we are from truly fulfilling our Responsibility to Protect.

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5,000 Killed In Syria's Bloody Crackdown

Reuters | Khaled Yacoub Oweis | Posted 02.12.2012

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(Reuters) - More than 5,000 people have been killed in nine months of unrest in Syria, the U.N. human rights chief said, as an insurgency began to ove...

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Syria: Major Battle Stokes Fears Of Civil War

AP | ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY | Posted 02.11.2012

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Official: U.S. Ambassador Will Return To Syria

AP | Posted 02.05.2012

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GENEVA — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton held a rare meeting on Tuesday with Syrian opposition figures as the Obama administration re...

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U.N. At Least 100 Killed In Syria In Past Week

AP | Posted 11.19.2011

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GENEVA — The U.N. human rights office says security forces have killed at least 100 people in Syria during the past week. U.N. Deputy High Comm...

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'Gaddafi Is Gone, Now It's Your Turn Bashar'

AP | ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY | Posted 10.22.2011

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BEIRUT — Taking inspiration from the rapid unraveling of the regime in Libya, thousands of Syrians poured into the streets Monday and taunted Pr...

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'People Are Being Slaughtered Like Sheep'

AP | ZEINA KARAM | Posted 10.04.2011

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BEIRUT — The flashpoint Syrian city of Hama endured a fifth day under military siege Thursday, with a resident saying people were being "slaught...

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SHOCK: Syrian Songwriter Who Inspired Thousand Of Protesters Gruesomely Killed

AP | By BASSEM MROUE | Posted 09.26.2011

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BEIRUT -- Ibrahim Qashoush's lyrics moved thousands of protesters in Syria who sang his jaunty verses at rallies, telling President Bashar Assad, "Tim...

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Only a Democracy Can Liberate the Golan

Sami Moubayed | Posted 09.11.2011

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Sami Moubayed

It is foolish to believe that if/when the Baath is no longer "leader of state and society," Syria would crumble before international pressure to sign peace with Israel or automatically transform into a Mubarak-like Egypt.

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Nakba Day a Disastrous Tactic for Mideast Peace

Anav Silverman | Posted 07.20.2011

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Anav Silverman

Recent events contribute to the perpetuation of two often repeated lies: that the Arab world wants peace with the Jewish State and that Israel returning to the 1967 borders will magically resolve the conflict.

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