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Outcry after BBC reporter suggests Jews will live in ‘diverse’ Syria

Comments came after Jeremy Bowen said Israel wanted Assad to remain in power

By Jane Prinsley

2 min read
Lyse Doucet has attracted ire after she said “Jewish, Muslim, Christian - they’re all here and they want to believe they have a space now as Syria embarks on this new chapter.”
Aftermath of a strike attributed to Israel on the Barzeh scientific research centre affiliated with the Syrian defence ministry (Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP via Getty Images)
Syria

‘Nothing left’ of Syria’s weapons arsenal after Israeli strikes, local army sources say

By JC Reporter

2 min read
Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, leader of Syria's Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group (Getty Images)
Seth J. Frantzman

By Seth J. Frantzman

Syria’s new rulers need to show Israel and the rest of the region that it will not be a threat

4 min read
Israeli tanks near the Syria buffer zone fence (Photo by JALAA MAREY/AFP via Getty Images)
Syria

Are Israeli soldiers really approaching the gates of Damascus?

By JC Reporter

1 min read
Former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn (Image: UK Parliament).
Syria

‘Apologise!’ Corbyn heckled by Labour MP as he criticises Israel instead of condemning Assad

By Lorin Bell-Cross

3 min read
Defence Minister Israel Katz has ordered the IDF to create a secure area beyond the buffer zone with Syria (Image: Getty)
Golan Heights

Israel moves to control Syria buffer zone

By JC Reporter

3 min read
Syrian regime airstrikes target anti-regime fighters in Aleppo, in northern Syria on November 30 (Image: Getty)
Iran

The scale of Iran’s loss in Syria cannot be overstated

By Yaakov Lappin

3 min read

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