(RNS) — As Jews around the world were preparing for the new Hebrew year last week, Rabbi Asher Lopatin stood in Damascus looking at a different type of new beginning. While he visited Syria for the ...
It is not often that an academic trip carries the weight of a diplomatic experiment. But in Damascus, conversations about poetry, antiquities, museums, and student exchanges became a way to test ...
Thomas Barrack raised the American flag over the U.S. ambassador’s residence in Damascus, amid broader efforts by the Trump administration to improve ties. By Erika Solomon Reporting from Damascus, ...