August 29, 2013
12:12 pm

In this photo taken on a government organized media tour, Syrian army soldiers are seen deployed in the Jobar neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013 (photo credit: AP)

‘A graveyard for the invaders’

Assad regime officials talk tough as Western powers hesitate to attack Syria

By Michael Bassin

August 29, 2013
11:57 am

Distribution centers for gas masks were inundated in late August with Israelis trying to get their gas masks as Western intervention in Syria looked likely (photo credit: Roni Schutzer/Flash90)

Warning: Danger at any moment (maybe)

The Israeli dailies do their best to simultaneously scare and calm readers about the situation in Syria

By Yossi Nachemi

August 29, 2013
11:08 am

A member of a UN investigation team takes samples from sand near Damascus, Syria, Aug. 28, 2013 . (photo credit:AP/United Media Office of Arbeen)

US intel community says case against Assad no ‘slam dunk’

Sketchy details on who ordered alleged Syrian chemical attack, as well as location of remaining stockpiles, give officials pause

By Kimberly Dozier and MATT APUZZO

August 29, 2013
10:11 am

Russian President Vladimir Putin (Photo credit: AP/RIA Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Presidential Press Service)

Russia, Iran condemn chemical weapons but rebuff calls to attack

Leaders of both nations agree that they oppose military intervention in Syria, prefer resolution through diplomacy

By Times of Israel staff

August 29, 2013
7:30 am

President Barack Obama during the G-8 summit in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 (photo credit: AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Obama affirms Assad to blame, but officials say gas attack intel incomplete

Statement from US president comes as Washington and London appear to back off quick action against Damascus

By Deb Riechmann and Kimberly Dozier

August 29, 2013
6:09 am

Vital sarin antidote missing from gas mask kits

Anti-chemical warfare supplies being distributed to Israelis lack atropine and pralidoxime, the key remedies to nerve gas

By Ilan Ben Zion

August 29, 2013
4:43 am

British Prime Minister David Cameron (photo credit: UK Department for International Development/Flickr)

UK’s Cameron forced to delay strike against Syria

From the web Reuters: Labour party and members of his own Conservative party ambush British leader with calls for parliamentary scrutiny

August 29, 2013
4:19 am

The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (photo credit: Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kristina Young/Wikimedia Commons)

US Navy beefing up presence in Persian Gulf

Officials describe the introduction of an additional aircraft carrier as prudent planning

By Lolita C. Baldor

August 29, 2013
3:42 am

Speaker of the US House of Representatives John Boehner (photo credit: AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

House speaker presses Obama for answers on Syria

98 House Republicans and 18 Democrats sign letter demanding that president seek congressional authorization for military action

By Nancy Benac

August 29, 2013
2:48 am

Syrian soldiers loyal to President Bashar Assad stand on a truck full of aid supplies, in Qusair, Syria, June 5, 2013. (photo credit: AP/SANA)

‘Syrian army may use kamikaze pilots against West’

From the web Assad loyalist tells The Guardian more than 8,000 ‘suicide martyrs’ are ready to strike against the US, UK

August 29, 2013
1:56 am

A Syrian girl receives treatment at a makeshift hospital in Arbeen town, Damascus, Syria, on August 21, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Local Committee of Arbeen)

Survivors describe horrors of suspected gas attack

Gas ‘stung my eyes like needles,’ says one Syrian; ‘Strange colors came out of my stomach,’ reports another

By Bassem Mroue and Zeina Karam

August 29, 2013
12:30 am

Former Cuban president Fidel Castro (photo credit: NYCJim via Twitter/File)

Castro warns of ‘gravest consequences’ in Syria

Former Cuban leader claims US and allies are preparing for ‘genocide against the Arab people’

By Peter Orsi

August 28, 2013
11:17 pm

President Barack Obama and AIPAC President Lee Rosenberg wave to the crowd gathered at the AIPAC convention in Washington in May 2011. (photo credit: AP/Jose Luis Magana)

Israel lobby silent on Syria

From the web AIPAC and other Jewish groups’ cautious approach to military intervention may be a problem for Obama, Politico reports

August 28, 2013
11:00 pm

Hooded gas mask kits made available by the Home Front Command. The "Caesar," left, and the "Super-Caesar," right. (Photo credit: Home Front Command website)

Bearded Israelis demand adequate gas masks for hairy mugs

Orthodox Jewish men and others with facial hair ask government for mask to cover whole head; eBay selling gas masks for $30

By Times of Israel staff

August 28, 2013
9:46 pm

An Iranian navy vessel launches a missile during a drill in the Sea of Oman in January 2012 (photo credit: AP/ISNA, Amir Kholousi)

Iran army chief warns ‘Zionists will burn’ if US attacks Syria

Tehran, Damascus step up threats ahead of anticipated American strike on Assad regime; Jerusalem still thinks it unlikely Damascus would tangle with Jewish state

By Times of Israel staff

Topic: Syria

‘A graveyard for the invaders’

Assad regime officials talk tough as Western powers hesitate to attack Syria

Warning: Danger at any moment (maybe)

The Israeli dailies do their best to simultaneously scare and calm readers about the situation in Syria

US intel community says case against Assad no ‘slam dunk’

Sketchy details on who ordered alleged Syrian chemical attack, as well as location of remaining stockpiles, give officials pause

Russia, Iran condemn chemical weapons but rebuff calls to attack

Leaders of both nations agree that they oppose military intervention in Syria, prefer resolution through diplomacy

Obama affirms Assad to blame, but officials say gas attack intel incomplete

Statement from US president comes as Washington and London appear to back off quick action against Damascus

Vital sarin antidote missing from gas mask kits

Anti-chemical warfare supplies being distributed to Israelis lack atropine and pralidoxime, the key remedies to nerve gas

UK’s Cameron forced to delay strike against Syria

From the web Reuters: Labour party and members of his own Conservative party ambush British leader with calls for parliamentary scrutiny

US Navy beefing up presence in Persian Gulf

Officials describe the introduction of an additional aircraft carrier as prudent planning

House speaker presses Obama for answers on Syria

98 House Republicans and 18 Democrats sign letter demanding that president seek congressional authorization for military action

‘Syrian army may use kamikaze pilots against West’

From the web Assad loyalist tells The Guardian more than 8,000 ‘suicide martyrs’ are ready to strike against the US, UK

Survivors describe horrors of suspected gas attack

Gas ‘stung my eyes like needles,’ says one Syrian; ‘Strange colors came out of my stomach,’ reports another

Castro warns of ‘gravest consequences’ in Syria

Former Cuban leader claims US and allies are preparing for ‘genocide against the Arab people’

Israel lobby silent on Syria

From the web AIPAC and other Jewish groups’ cautious approach to military intervention may be a problem for Obama, Politico reports

Bearded Israelis demand adequate gas masks for hairy mugs

Orthodox Jewish men and others with facial hair ask government for mask to cover whole head; eBay selling gas masks for $30

Iran army chief warns ‘Zionists will burn’ if US attacks Syria

Tehran, Damascus step up threats ahead of anticipated American strike on Assad regime; Jerusalem still thinks it unlikely Damascus would tangle with Jewish state

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