If winning a military battle is defined by the accomplishment of one’s military objectives, then Hamas won the current round of violence with its very first ballistic barrage on Jerusalem ten days ago. Israel, on the other hand, won’t win, can’t win and doesn’t even dream of winning. Like in recent ‘rounds’, all Israel hopes […]
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We are reaching the seventh-year anniversary of the tragic conflict in Syria, which seems to evolve and get more complex as time goes on. If nothing else, with the recent downing of an Israeli F16 by the Syrian army of Bashar al-Assad, which was the first time an Israeli jet was shot down for breaching Syrian air space, the conflict could even grow, with sustained intrusions from Israeli military forces in Syria and tit-for-tat retaliations against Israel by Hezbollah opening a front between Israel and Lebanon.
The image of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has appeared on Syrian currency for the first time. Specifically the current Syrian President is pictured on newly minted Syrian 2,000 Pound notes.
While the official explanation for the appearance of the current President is that the old notes had become subject to wear and tear, many believe that the new currency notes are a tribute to a President who is now widely regarded of having largely saved Syria from destruction at the hands of terrorists and foreign armed forces.
All because of a pipeline closure.
