Kassioun Editorial 1277: Like the Pupil of the Eye, We Must Protect the Syrians’ Movement
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Protests of a socioeconomic nature, centered around people’s demands have been growing in both depth and scope over recent months and weeks. Estimates range between 50 and more than 80 protests, demonstrations, and gatherings during the past three m…
Kassioun Editorial 1276: The Syrian People Are One, and “As for the Scum, It Vanishes Worthlessly”!
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There are many indicators that there is a deliberate and organized escalation of sectarian, religious, and ethnic incitement and sedition rhetoric in Syria. Most of this is happening on Facebook pages, amplified by algorithms and by external and int…
Kassioun Editorial 1275: Angering “Israel” Is Easier Than Pleasing It!
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“People usually look at the ‘Greater Israel’ project from the perspective of geographic expansion—through building settlements on Palestinian land, and through Israel’s current efforts to expand its borders in Lebanon and Syria. But the core of the…
Kassioun Editorial 1274: The Success of the April 17th Protest is a Turning Point!
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The protest, which all the forces of the old past and its ghosts—both abroad and at home—tried to exploit and divert from its demands on the one hand, or intimidate and frighten on the other, has succeeded in overcoming all these obstacles, marking…
Kassioun Editorial 1273: Regarding the Slogan “We Want to Eat… We Want to Live!”
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Recent weeks have revealed a gradual rise in socioeconomic protest movements carried out by Syrians across various parts of the country and in many economic sectors: from teachers to taxi drivers and street vendors, as well as the struggles of resid…
Kassioun Editorial 1272: The Right Positioning After the Iran War
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The dual American / “Israeli” aggression against Iran constitutes the most prominent event on the global stage this century. It may even surpass the Ukrainian event in terms of the significance of its final outcomes—especially considering that both…
Kassioun Editorial 1271: Once Again, Why A National Unity Government?
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It is mistaken to think that the incident that took place in al-Suqaylabiyah in Hama last Friday evening is a local event isolated from the broader Syrian context, or from a wider regional context. It is even more mistaken to treat it as a passing o…
Kassioun Editorial 1270: After the War on Iran!
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Today, Sunday, March 22, marks the 23rd day of the “Israeli”/American war against Iran, which began as a blitzkrieg aimed at destroying Iran and its regime, ultimately leading to the fragmentation of Iran as part of the “Greater Israel project”. It…
Kassioun Editorial 1269: Why A National Unity Government?
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Kassioun’s last editorial pointed to the necessity of dealing with the accumulated and emerging conditions that define the current Syrian situation—domestically, regionally, and internationally—through urgent and emergency measures. This comes as va…
Kassioun Editorial 1268: There Are Solutions, But…!
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Our region is experiencing a state of severe turmoil at various levels, amid the “Israeli”-American war against Iran. It faces open-ended possibilities, all of which share one common element: the scale of dangers and crises for our country is growin…