by Mohamed Nader Al-Omari, published on The Cradle, November 1, 2024 Over the past decade, Syria has faced hundreds of Israeli air attacks claiming to primarily target weapons manufacturing, transport, and storage facilities. According to Tel Aviv, these strikes are intended to “cut off supply routes” from Iran to Lebanon’s …
Read More »Boiling the Israeli Frog in In Southwest Asia (video)
A lecture by Sharmine Narwani at the American University in Beirut, Posted by The Cradle, September 4, 2024 This talk really helps with a understanding a lot of issues occurring in the “Middle East” at this time, so that many people who oppose the wars, oppose the occupation of Palestine …
Read More »Arab League Drops Hezbollah ‘Terrorist’ Designation
News from The Cradle, June 30, 2024 The Assistant Secretary-General of the Arab League announced on 29 June that the body had canceled its designation of Lebanon’s resistance movement, Hezbollah, as a terrorist organization. “In previous Arab League decisions, Hezbollah was designated as a terrorist organization, and this designation was …
Read More »The Gathering in Support of the Choice of Resistance Met in Tehran to Honor the Achievements of the Martyr Qasem Soleimani
by Judith Bello, January 19, 2024 I traveled to Tehran to meet with the Gathering in Support of the Choice of Resistance the first week in January this year. The Gathering is an international organization based in Lebanon, but our meeting in Tehran at this time was an opportunity to …
Read More »“Hamas is Still in Power in Gaza; Israel is Losing on the Ground,” Tawfieq Toameh
by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, December 1, 2023 The truce in Gaza has collapsed, and Israel has resumed their attacks on the civilians of Gaza. Over 14,000 people have died in Gaza, and about half are children. On Friday, the death toll is increasing once again after days …
Read More »Hezbollah Withdraws 1,500 Members from Syria, Shifting Focus to Lebanon Amidst Rising Tensions
by AL-SOURIA NET (Opposition website) , from The Syrian Observer, Thursday November 9th, 2023 It makes sense that Hezbollah would have to bring home some of its forces to fight the war on the southern border of Lebanon. Good to know that the Axis of Resistance has redistributed its forces …
Read More »The US is Fueling, not Avoiding, a Regional War
by Hasan Illaik, published on The Cradle, October 30, 2023 Israeli ground operations in the Gaza Strip have begun. The Financial Times says Israel will not reveal much about these military operations in order to avoid Hezbollah and Iran entering the war. The Americans are now orchestrating Israel’s military campaign …
Read More »Regional Middle East War Possible Including a U.S. Attack on Iran
by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, October 113, 2023 Interview with Dr. Jamal Wakim On October 12, additional US Air Force aircraft arrived in Europe and in the Middle East, at a time of open warfare between US ally Israel, and the Gaza strip, where 3 million unarmed civilians …
Read More »Israel Terrorizes the People of South Western Syria over Hezbollah Presence
from The News Desk at The Cradle, March 2, 2023 Israeli carriers dropped leaflets in the Quneitra and Deraa governorates of southern Syria, warning the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) that Tel Aviv would attack specific positions in Syria allegedly used to shelter members of the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah. According …
Read More »Syria and Lebanon Update: Lebanon Face Political Instability and Syrian Refugees Begin Going Home
by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, October 29, 2022 The presidency of Lebanon’s Michel Aoun is coming to a close and politicians are anticipating a possible power vacuum if a decision cannot be made soon to fill the office. The parliament voted on October 24, but with only a …
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