The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/eyal-zisser/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:13:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Eyal Zisser | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/eyal-zisser/ 32 32 Netanyahu tells Putin that Iran must not replace IS in Syria https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-tells-putin-that-iran-must-not-replace-islamic-state-in-syria/ Thu, 09 Mar 2017 14:00:38 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1577054&preview_id=1577054 PM says Iran seeking to build up its military forces and infrastructure in order to establish itself in Syria, including an attempt to build a seaport

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]]> Netanyahu arrives in Moscow for talks on Iranian ‘terror,’ Syrian peace https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-arrives-in-moscow-for-talks-on-iran-and-syria/ Thu, 09 Mar 2017 12:28:14 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1576880 On whirlwind visit, PM to tell Putin that Golan must not be part of any solution in Syrian peace talks, seeks to counter Tehran's entrenchment in region

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]]> Syria’s secular rebels caught between Assad and the Islamists https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrias-secular-rebels-caught-between-assad-and-the-islamists/ Fri, 13 Sep 2013 01:38:43 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=671934 One of the reasons for Obama's swerve away from intervention is the sorry state of the opposition, increasingly infiltrated by jihadi extremists

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]]> This time, for Assad, something went terribly wrong https://www.timesofisrael.com/this-time-for-assad-something-went-terribly-wrong/ Fri, 30 Aug 2013 16:21:30 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=655544 For a year, the Syrian president's forces have used small chemical warheads to clear strategic areas of civilian inhabitants; last week, someone slipped up

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]]> For Israel, US response on Syria may be harbinger for Iran https://www.timesofisrael.com/for-israel-us-response-on-syria-may-be-harbinger-for-iran/ Tue, 27 Aug 2013 11:52:06 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=651318 A 'complex' US intervention is unlikely, expert says. 'They need to do something, but not something deep'

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]]> A parched Syria turned to war, scholar says, and Egypt may be next https://www.timesofisrael.com/lack-of-water-sparked-syrias-conflict-and-it-will-make-egypt-more-militant-too/ Thu, 09 May 2013 15:57:26 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=498334 Prof. Arnon Sofer sets out the link between drought, Assad's civil war, and the wider strains in the Middle East; Jordan and Gaza are also in deep trouble, he warns

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]]> Syrian army units withdraw from Israeli border region https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrian-army-units-withdraw-from-israeli-border-region/ Sun, 24 Feb 2013 17:17:42 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=387428 Opposition to Assad is still unable to sustain control of the region, Israeli expert says

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]]> International criticism of Netanyahu? He can take it https://www.timesofisrael.com/oslo-revistited/ Fri, 14 Sep 2012 11:48:59 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=224450 Liberman and the PM want to include Jewish refugees issue in future peace talks; Arab Spring turns into Winter

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