In today’s Daily Kickoff, we look at how American pro-Israel groups are differing from Jerusalem in their views of the new Syrian government, and report on the antisemitic conspiracy theories spread by the Pentagon’s new deputy press secretary.

AIPAC and AJC are taking a cautiously hopeful approach to the new government in Damascus, while Israel is growing increasingly alarmed by the regime

"Syria is ready ... to solve this decades-old problem imposed on us by a previous regime," Syria's foreign minister said.

Hezbollah has more to lose from a renewed war with Israel than anyone and, unlike Hamas, has no hostages to pressure Israel to hold back.

Terrorist PKK’s disarmament, dissolution would dramatically shift balance of power in Syria, according to Haaretz - Anadolu Ajansı

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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out airstrikes in southern Syria on February 25 after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said that southern Syria must be a demilitarized zone.

"We will not allow southern Syria to become southern Lebanon," Israeli ... over ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem, Nov. 10, 2024. Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images Katz ...

Israeli media expresses concern on Türkiye's PKK peace process' potential to disadvantage Tel Aviv's regional policy within the context

The U.S.-backed YPG, an arm of the PKK terrorist group in Syria, continues to receive encouraging messages from Israel and the U.S. to hold onto

JERUSALEM, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Israel on Sunday said it will not tolerate presence of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in southern Syria, nor any other forces affiliated with the country's new rulers ...

Muslims in the Middle East are observing the holy month of Ramadan under exceptional circumstances. Ramadan is seen as a time of religious reflection and worship, charity, and community, as they fast from sunrise until sunset.