Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe12:26 AM • August 30 2026 IDTLast week, Syria's President Ahmad al-Sharaa achieved a very significant political victory, marking a transition from a struggle for his regime's survival to an ability to reshape the internal organization of the country. The head of the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces, Mazloum Abdi, announced the dismantling of the Kurdish military framework and approved its integration into the Syrian army, thus removing one of the most volatile stumbling blocks on al-Sharaa's path to unify Syria under his leadership.In the NewsDismantling of Kurdish Forces in Syria Requires Israel to Reexamine Its PolicyIDF Says It Targeted a 'Hamas Military Wing Commander' in Gaza StripYes, the Oslo Accords Led Israel to the Oct. 7 DisasterIsrael's Expulsion DoctrineEl-Sayed Apologizes to Michigan Jews for Comments About Synagogue AttackRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHasan Piker Talks Hamas, anti-Zionism and Why Americans Are Fed Up With Israel'Israel Is Sending Militias to Commit War Crimes – and I Have to Protect Them'Israeli Court Acquits Man of Assaulting Nun in Jerusalem's Old CityBeing Israeli Abroad Has Become Embarrassing. You Don't Talk About ItPoll: Likud Sinks to 19 Seats as New Right-wing Party Falls Below ThresholdJewish Space Lasers? Israel Wants 'Rods From God'