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The noose is tightening around Syria’s Palestinians
Sunday, 12 July 2015, 11:41 am | Franklin Lamb
Several credible reports this week from Palestinian refugees in Syria and Europe, the latter among those who by various means managed to escape the Syrian conflict with their lives, illustrate the increasing pressure and dangers Palestinians are ... More >>
If ISIS Doesn’t Liberate Palestine… Who Will?
Monday, 6 July 2015, 9:43 am | Franklin Lamb
This is one of the questions ricocheting between Palestinians in Syria and Lebanon, posed also by ISIS (Da’ish) operatives, as the hot summer months and plummeting quality of existence raise tensions in the refugee camps and social gatherings. More >>
Palmyra Update: What will remain after Eid al-Fitr?
Friday, 26 June 2015, 7:59 am | Franklin Lamb
The Muslim religious holiday of Eid al-Fitr, also known as the “Feast of the breaking of the Fast” marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan and is the single day during on which Muslims are not permitted to fast. Muslims celebrate the end of fasting ... More >>
Lebanese Sunni Muslims becoming sympathetic towards Da'ish?
Sunday, 21 June 2015, 11:08 am | Franklin Lamb
As recent developments in the Levant make plain, the Sunni-Shiite conflict is increasingly dominating political and strategic initiatives and calculations in Lebanon. In the twelve months since declaring its "caliphate” on June 29, 2014, the “Islamic ... More >>
Israel Signals it’s ready to Destroy Hezbollah
Saturday, 6 June 2015, 11:14 am | Franklin Lamb
These days Lebanon, as with this region, is being shaken by political and ‘terrorism” crises, threats to stability, growing popular unrest, and ideological and theological sacrum bellum turbulence. Forces not seen since the beginning of the last century ... More >>
Is Da’ish (ISIS) open to a deal on Palmyra?
Sunday, 31 May 2015, 10:34 am | Franklin Lamb
This past week has been an emotional roller-coaster for all of us who value our shared global cultural heritage in Syria as contradictory news reaches us from Palmyra (Tadmur), the Syrian “Venice of the Sands” UNESCO World Heritage site. It is among the ... More >>
The Fall of Palmyra
Saturday, 23 May 2015, 11:43 am | Franklin Lamb
The ancient city of Palmyra (Tadmur) has been in existence for 30 centuries, and is one of the world’s most cherished archeological and cultural heritage sites. Will it be cease to exist within the next 30 days? More >>
Martyr’s Day: Yarmouk Camp, Damascus
Saturday, 9 May 2015, 11:04 am | Franklin Lamb
This past week, on May 6th, Syria commemorated its national holiday known as Martyr’s Day. This year being the 99th anniversary of the execution of 21 Syrian nationalists, betrayed by retreating Beirut based French officials who were supposedly their allies. More >>
Following the ISIS Takeover of Yarmouk
Saturday, 11 April 2015, 12:39 pm | Franklin Lamb
What’s left of Yarmouk Palestinian neighborhood in Damascus will soon duplicate the mounds of rubble and smell of death in Homs, the old city of Aleppo, Idlib, East Damascus, Deraa and along Route 5 from Damascus to the Turkish border and elsewhere ... More >>
A path toward Hamas-Fatah reconciliation
Saturday, 4 April 2015, 10:17 am | Franklin Lamb
A path toward Hamas-Fatah reconciliation: Grant Palestinian refugees the right to work in Lebanon More >>
What We Can Do Now to Help Stop Iconoclasm
Saturday, 14 March 2015, 11:43 am | Franklin Lamb
Iconoclasm, the deliberate systematic attacking or destroying of religious images as religiously heretical is clearly a crime against humanity everywhere it occurs. Today in Syria, Iraq and elsewhere iconoclasm is spreading outrageously. It continues ... More >>
It’s Time to Sanction OFAC - Not Syria & Iran's Civilians
Monday, 9 March 2015, 12:04 pm | Franklin Lamb
Without much doubt, the US Congressional Zionist caucus was energized this week by PM Netanyahu’s appeal to scuttle the Obama administration’s negotiations with Iran. Even as it spent roughly 27% of his 40 minute speech wildly applauding. According ... More >>
Syria’s Cultural Heritage as a Fulcrum for ending Civil War?
Wednesday, 11 February 2015, 1:54 pm | Franklin Lamb
For visitors to Syria these days, certainly this one, it’s almost become a cliché to shake ones head and mumble, “this is not your normal civil war!” Meaning that in spite of the dangerous environment for families and enormous sacrifices being ... More >>
In fewer than 48 hours Syria can achieve relief for citizens
Sunday, 18 January 2015, 4:51 pm | Franklin Lamb
In fewer than 48 hours Syria can achieve relief for her endangered citizens seeking lifesaving refuge in Lebanon By Franklin Lamb Syrian Embassy, Beirut More >>
How USA can Preserve Syrian Cultural Heritage
Saturday, 17 January 2015, 11:23 am | Franklin Lamb
These days there are unfortunately few discernible positive signs of putting an end to the ongoing destruction and theft of our global heritage in Syria and even those one must search to uncover. But there are some. More >>
Franklin Lamb: Targeting Syrian refugees in Lebanon
Wednesday, 7 January 2015, 3:47 pm | Franklin Lamb
The sign placed by Lebanese General Security and Tourism officials on the western side of the Masnaa border crossing from Syria to Lebanon greets arrivals. It reads: “WELCOME TO BROTHERLY LEBANON.” More >>
As Aleppo Goes, So Goes Syria? - By Franklin Lamb in Aleppo
Friday, 2 January 2015, 5:50 pm | Franklin Lamb
Were a visitor to arrive at the embattled city of Aleppo these frigid and bleak days from the western government controlled side of the 7000 year old city, even if blindfolded and wearing tight earplugs the sightless and deaf traveller would likely sense something ... More >>
False claims that Aleppo’s Synagogues have been destroyed
Friday, 19 December 2014, 5:41 pm | Franklin Lamb
Given the massive destruction in large parts of Aleppo, Syria’s former economic juggernaut near the Turkish border, including in the city’s Medina souk and Industrial zone, claims of even more dire damage to Syrian heritage sites would perhaps be understandable. More >>
Germans rebuilt Dresden and the Syrians will rebuild Aleppo!
Wednesday, 17 December 2014, 1:12 pm | Franklin Lamb
This observer has long sought an extended visit to the old city of Aleppo which is also one of this cradle of civilizations cultural and educational centers. Despite being in a continuing war zone, the visit materialized when security authorities ... More >>
“Death to Iran” Over Airline Passenger Safety
Tuesday, 11 November 2014, 2:06 pm | Franklin Lamb
International air travelers in flights over Asia could well be in danger from a recent policy change enacted by the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), this as the latter puts Israel’s “death to Iran” policy seemingly ... More >>
