Safety or Strategy? Explaining Israel’s Intervention in Post-Assad Syria

Following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria in December 2024, Israel wasted no time in launching an incursion across the Syrian border, capturing military posts and the strategic peak of Mount Hermon. This action, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed, was a “temporary” measure to “ensure that no hostile force embeds itself right next to the border of Israel.” However, after an entire year of occupation without any major threats emerging at the border, Israel has not withdrawn.

GlobeEzra RubinMarch 19, 2026israel, syria, ezra rubin, foreign policy, assadComment

Palestine: the Pro-Israel Right’s Great Hypocrisy in Free Speech Parlance and Policy

Pro-Palestinian students, protesters, and organizations have faced an enormous wave of censorship since October 7th. Pro-Palestinian groups have been barred from college campuses, pro-Palestinian students have been blacklisted and had job offers rescinded, and university presidents have lost their jobs for defending pro-Palestinian students’ First Amendment rights. In a radical shift away from their purported belief in freedom of speech — and their fight to expose all Americans, particularly college students, to views that may be deemed controversial, offensive, or outright harmful — many on the American political Right have embarked on an aggressive campaign to silence pro-Palestinian speech.

Israel and Palestine: Building Peace from the Bottom Up

1917 marks the British announcement of Palestine as a home for the Jews through the Balfour Declaration. Five years later, in 1922, Britain was granted a mandate over much of the Middle East, and partitioned the region between themselves and the French. Britain and France now had chopped up Palestine, a region of the old Ottoman Empire after the first World War when Arabs struggled to find the strength and organization to push back against the British invasion.

Featured, GlobeNick ThorntonDecember 4, 2022israeli palestine, israel, Palestinians, palestine, jewish, Nakba, balfour, ottoman, Britain, France, lowey act, Military, Oslo Accords, hamas, PLO, EcoPeace, solar, Nick ThorntonComment

Israeli-Palestinian developments: An unprecedented turning point

Devastating flare-ups between Israel and Palestine have become commonplace news that we seem to routinely observe in a seemingly never ending cycle. However, the tragic recent war between the Israeli government and Hamas, the fundamentalist militant group that has controlled Gaza since 2007, has already brought drastic new developments and may very well lead to the political and social changes necessary to promote a long term path for peace and a better life for the civilians involved.

GlobeNour TahaSeptember 7, 2021israeli palestine, israel, gaza, hamas, netenyahu, biden, ASUCDComment

Struggle for Control in the West Bank

By deeming the West Bank settlements as legal, the United States has given its de facto support for their proliferation. The natural outcome is increased Israeli settlement, followed by even greater Palestinian opposition and retaliation.

GlobeMichael WheelerFebruary 6, 2020palestine, dpr, davis, californai, california, sixdaywar, israel, students, oped, op ed, articles, arab, war, middle east, united states, violenceComment