Tag Archives: Middle East History

Murray Polner :
BOOKS | Charles Glass’s ‘Syria Burning: A Short History of a Catastrophe’

Posted on May 25, 2016 by Thorne Dreyer

As civil wars go, this one is especially unforgiving and brutal, made worse by bitter historic ethnic, religious, and tribal rivalries and proxy wars. By Murray Polner | The Rag Blog | May 25, 2016 [Syria Burning: A Short History … Continue reading →

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Marilyn Katz :
Netanyahu’s Gaza game plan

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Thorne Dreyer

Armed conflict will only lead to mounting numbers of dead on both sides. By Marilyn Katz | The Rag Blog | July 25, 2014 Unlike the finite death toll in the Malaysian jet downing, the numbers of dead in Gaza … Continue reading →

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