a:49:{s:10:"the_blp_id";b:0;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:23:"On the Road to Damascus";s:9:"the_title";s:23:"On the Road to Damascus";s:13:"the_permalink";s:58:"https://www.islamicity.org/103564/on-the-road-to-damascus/";s:6:"the_id";i:103564;s:14:"the_view_count";s:3:"202";s:17:"the_comment_count";s:1:"0";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Dec 4, 2024";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:41:"December 3, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:17:"the_image_caption";s:0:"";s:18:"the_embed_cf_value";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8hSLlAgtZI";s:22:"the_thumbnail_cf_value";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/B8hSLlAgtZI/maxresdefault.jpg";s:9:"the_image";s:580:" <div class="su-youtube su-u-responsive-media-yes"><iframe width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/B8hSLlAgtZI?autohide=2&amp;autoplay=0&amp;mute=0&amp;controls=1&amp;fs=1&amp;loop=0&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;__playlist=B8hSLlAgtZI&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;theme=dark&amp;wmode=&amp;playsinline=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen allow="autoplay; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture" title=""></iframe></div> ";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:228:"https://www.youtube.com/embed/B8hSLlAgtZI?autohide=2&autoplay=0&mute=0&controls=1&fs=1&loop=0&modestbranding=1&__playlist=B8hSLlAgtZI&rel=0&showinfo=0&theme=dark&wmode=&playsinline=0";s:15:"the_author_name";s:13:"Aaron Mate+..";s:15:"the_author_full";s:204:"By: Aaron Mate, Max Blumenthal   Source: Grayzone";s:12:"the_by_terms";s:126:"Aaron Mate, Max Blumenthal";s:16:"the_source_terms";s:48:"Grayzone";s:18:"the_category_terms";s:388:"Featured, Highlights, Middle East, Videos, World Affairs";s:18:"the_post_tag_terms";s:730:"Foreign Policy, Geopolitics, Israel, Israel Lebanon Conflict, Lebanon, Nato, Palestine, Syria War, Turkiye, War On Gaza";s:16:"the_values_terms";N;s:18:"the_channels_terms";N;s:18:"the_category_slugs";s:52:"featured highlights middle-east videos world-affairs";s:18:"the_post_tag_slugs";s:110:"foreign-policy geopolitics israel israel-lebanon-conflict lebanon nato palestine syria-war turkiye war-on-gaza";s:16:"the_values_slugs";s:0:"";s:18:"the_channels_slugs";s:0:"";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:325:"Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate discuss the lightning takeover of Aleppo by rebranded Al Qaeda militants, and the role of NATO, the US and Israel in nurturing them as an asset. They will also discuss the Lebanon ceasefire and its near-certain collapse, as well as the furor in Washington over Trump's FBI nominee and the…";s:8:"is_video";b:1;s:8:"is_audio";b:0;s:11:"is_articles";b:0;s:8:"is_photo";b:0;s:9:"the_topic";s:79:"Foreign Policy";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:14:"Foreign Policy";s:13:"the_view_time";s:2:"17";s:9:"loop_item";a:0:{}s:10:"loop_index";s:1:"0";s:5:"first";b:0;s:4:"last";b:0;s:4:"even";b:1;s:3:"odd";b:0;s:8:"rs_count";s:1:"1";s:13:"is_full_width";b:0;s:12:"is_big_image";b:0;s:9:"cell_cell";s:0:"";s:4:"cell";s:19:"n/a:cell-part-1.php";s:13:"small_devices";s:1:"1";s:19:"small_devices_count";s:15:"same-as-desktop";s:18:"is_query_wordpress";b:1;s:6:"is_diy";b:0;}

On the Road to Damascus


Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate discuss the lightning takeover of Aleppo by rebranded Al Qaeda militants, and the role of NATO, the US and Israel in nurturing them as an asset.

They will also discuss the Lebanon ceasefire and its near-certain collapse, as well as the furor in Washington over Trump's FBI nominee and the pardon of Hunter Biden.


Related Suggestions

a:49:{s:10:"the_blp_id";s:13:"related-posts";s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:35:"Will President Trump Aid The Mahdi?";s:9:"the_title";s:35:"Will President Trump Aid The Mahdi?";s:13:"the_permalink";s:69:"https://www.islamicity.org/103879/will-president-trump-aid-the-mahdi/";s:6:"the_id";i:103879;s:14:"the_view_count";s:2:"12";s:17:"the_comment_count";s:1:"0";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Jan 16 2025";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:41:"January 16, 2025 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:17:"the_image_caption";s:0:"";s:18:"the_embed_cf_value";s:0:"";s:22:"the_thumbnail_cf_value";s:82:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/trump-and-dome-of-rock.png";s:9:"the_image";s:377:" <a href="https://www.islamicity.org/103879/will-president-trump-aid-the-mahdi/"><img src='https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/trump-and-dome-of-rock.png&w=500&h=281&q=100' class="thumbnailpostcontent" ></a> ";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:182:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/trump-and-dome-of-rock.png&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:15:"the_author_name";s:21:"Rabbi Allen S. Maller";s:15:"the_author_full";s:153:"By: Rabbi Allen S. Maller   Source: iViews";s:12:"the_by_terms";s:79:"Rabbi Allen S. Maller";s:16:"the_source_terms";s:44:"iViews";s:18:"the_category_terms";s:481:"Americas, Faith & Spirituality, Featured, Highlights, Middle East, World Affairs";s:18:"the_post_tag_terms";s:656:"Christianity, Christianity And Judaism, Donald Trump, Islam, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestine, Palestine Liberation, Zionism";s:16:"the_values_terms";N;s:18:"the_channels_terms";N;s:18:"the_category_slugs";s:60:"americas faith featured highlights middle-east world-affairs";s:18:"the_post_tag_slugs";s:124:"christianity christianity-and-judaism donald-trump islam israeli-palestinian-conflict palestine palestine-liberation zionism";s:16:"the_values_slugs";s:0:"";s:18:"the_channels_slugs";s:0:"";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:341:"US President-elect Donald Trump said he would use the momentum of the freshly agreed upon Gaza cease fire deal to expand the Abraham Accords, the US-backed agreements struck during his first term that normalized Israel’s relations with several Arab countries. If he does it; then we could say Trump is aiding the Mahdi. The majority…";s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:8:"is_audio";b:0;s:11:"is_articles";b:1;s:8:"is_photo";b:0;s:9:"the_topic";s:75:"Christianity";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:12:"Christianity";s:13:"the_view_time";s:2:"12";s:9:"loop_item";a:0:{}s:10:"loop_index";i:1;s:5:"first";b:1;s:4:"last";b:0;s:4:"even";b:0;s:3:"odd";b:1;s:8:"rs_count";i:12;s:13:"is_full_width";b:0;s:12:"is_big_image";b:0;s:9:"cell_cell";s:25:"cell-cell-owl-related.php";s:4:"cell";s:3:"owl";s:13:"small_devices";s:1:"1";s:19:"small_devices_count";s:15:"same-as-desktop";s:18:"is_query_wordpress";b:1;s:6:"is_diy";b:0;}
 
COMMENTS DISCLAIMER & RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
The opinions expressed herein, through this post or comments, contain positions and viewpoints that are not necessarily those of IslamiCity. These are offered as a means for IslamiCity to stimulate dialogue and discussion in our continuing mission of being an educational organization. The IslamiCity site may occasionally contain copyrighted material the use of which may not always have been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. IslamiCity is making such material available in its effort to advance understanding of humanitarian, education, democracy, and social justice issues, etc. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law.


In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, and such (and all) material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes.