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Joel D. Parker

Nov 15, 2026, 1:35 PM

Syria Should Be Part of Israel’s Regional Strategy

Saudi Arabia and Syria completed a set of agreements on November 4 that were aimed at improving Syria’s economy, including through loans worth over $400 million. Additionally, a bilateral defense agreement was signed. This could be a milestone towards...

Jul 22, 2014, 11:05 PM

Violence cannot be justified (or condemned) by the numbers alone

While I admire the IDF's methods and attempts to reduce casualties in operation Protective Edge, I do not think the legality or, dare I say, the morality of the killings can be reduced to numbers alone, as at least...

About Me

Joel D. Parker came to Israel from the American Southeast in 2005 and has lived in Tel Aviv ever since. A historian of modern Syria (PhD, 2014) at Tel Aviv University’s Moshe Dayan Center, he writes on Syrian politics, economics, diplomacy and culture, and comments on Syrian affairs for i24 News.