2025-08-26: Syria Roundup

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WSWS (2025-08-26). France summons US Ambassador Kushner over claim its call for Palestinian state is antisemitic. wsws.org Kushner's comment highlights how falsely equating anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism criminalizes any and all statements of sympathy for Palestinian victims of the Gaza genocide.

Staff (2025-08-26). Australia Blames Iran for Synagogue Attack. consortiumnews.com Based on an Australian intelligence "assessment," the Australian government on Tuesday expelled Iran's ambassador and three other embassy officials for allegedly planning an attack on a Melbourne synagogue last December. By Joe Lauria Special to Consortium News Australia has expelled…

Jason Ditz (2025-08-25). Syria Slams Latest Israeli Incursion, FM Faults 'Expansionist' Agenda. news.antiwar.com The ongoing security talks between Israel and Syria are taking yet another blow today with the news that Israeli ground troops invaded Syrian territory near the village of Beit Jinn, overlooking the Syria-Lebanon border. An estimated 60 IDF troops backed by military vehicles entered the area, and reportedly captured 6 Syrian civilians. The IDF has …

Dave DeCamp (2025-08-25). Syria's Al-Qaeda-Leader-Turned President To Visit New York To Address the UN General Assembly. news.antiwar.com Ahmed al-Sharaa, the former al-Qaeda leader who is now Syria's de facto president, is expected to travel to New York City in September to address the UN General Assembly, Reuters reported on Monday. According to The Cradle, Sharaa will become the first Syrian president to address the General Assembly since 1967. He will participate in …

Liza Rozovsky (2025-08-26). Report: Brazil to reject new ambassador amid diplomatic tensions. haaretz.com Move comes after Israel declared Brazilian president persona non grata for withdrawing his country from the International Alliance for Holocaust Memory…

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