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Madaya, and All That Hatred

It has become clear — indeed brilliantly clear — how the desire not to live together has measurelessly surpassed the desire to live together, and how urgent is the need to review the forms and formulas of national society in the feuding countries of the Middle East

Opinion: Syria – a Study in International Cynicism

The UN’s proposed peace talks are hardly the result of a genuine desire to stop the killings. Instead, they are meant to create the illusion that the international community has now reached a consensus on Syria. This is patently untrue

Daraa Rebels Make Slow Push for Sheikh Miskeen

Opposition factions, including Nusra Front, advance in surrounding district of Sheikh Miskeen following its capture by regime forces a week ago