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Nicola Nasser is a veteran Arab journalist based in Bir Zeit, West Bank of the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories. He writes about the Arab world affairs, Arab-regional and Arab-US relations with a focus on the Palestinian – Israeli conflict. He can be reached at [email protected] Nicola Nasser is a veteran Arab journalist based in Bir Zeit, West Bank of the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories. He writes about the Arab world affairs, Arab-regional and Arab-US relations with a focus on the Palestinian – Israeli conflict. He can be reached at [email protected]

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a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:6:"the_id";i:9467;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:37:"Time for UN to shift mission in Yemen";s:9:"the_title";s:37:"Time for UN to shift mission in Yemen";s:13:"the_permalink";s:70:"https://www.islamicity.org/9467/time-for-un-to-shift-mission-in-yemen/";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Sep 30 2015";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:43:"September 29, 2015 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:179:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/YemenWeddingConflict.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:13:"Nicola Nasser";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:17:"Conflicts And War";s:9:"the_topic";s:85:"Conflicts And War";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:0:"";}
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a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:6:"the_id";i:8021;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:53:"Israeli Role in Syrian Conflict Brought Into the Open";s:9:"the_title";s:53:"Israeli Role in Syrian Conflict Brought Into the Open";s:13:"the_permalink";s:86:"https://www.islamicity.org/8021/israeli-role-in-syrian-conflict-brought-into-the-open/";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Dec 18 2014";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:42:"December 17, 2014 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:191:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/syria-vs-israel-warf__650x487.JPG&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:13:"Nicola Nasser";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:17:"Conflicts And War";s:9:"the_topic";s:85:"Conflicts And War";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:243:"Covertly however Israel is a key player in prolonging the depleting war on Syria and the major beneficiary of neutralizing the military of the only immediate Arab neighbor that has so far eluded yielding to the terms dictated by the U.S. ... ";}
a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:6:"the_id";i:6371;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:45:"Gaza Bombings Rock Palestinian Reconciliation";s:9:"the_title";s:45:"Gaza Bombings Rock Palestinian Reconciliation";s:13:"the_permalink";s:78:"https://www.islamicity.org/6371/gaza-bombings-rock-palestinian-reconciliation/";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Nov 23 2014";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:42:"November 21, 2014 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:192:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/MosqueIsraelBomb1200__1200x800.JPG&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:13:"Nicola Nasser";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:9:"Palestine";s:9:"the_topic";s:69:"Palestine";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:180:"In targeting mosques, the occupation is clearly targeting major symbols of national and popular unity. Mosques, by definition, gather people together rather than drive them apart. ";}
a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:6:"the_id";i:6354;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:47:"The Endgame of the US 'Islamic State' Strategy";s:9:"the_title";s:47:"The Endgame of the US 'Islamic State' Strategy";s:13:"the_permalink";s:77:"https://www.islamicity.org/6354/the-endgame-of-the-us-islamic-state-strategy/";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Nov 13 2014";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:42:"November 12, 2014 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:177:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/isis1__1240x600.JPG&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:13:"Nicola Nasser";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:5:"Daesh";s:9:"the_topic";s:61:"Daesh";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:185:"Al- Maliki and Iran were made to understand that no US support was forthcoming to reign in the IS until he quits and a less pro-Iran and a more "inclusive" government is formed in Iraq.";}
a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:6:"the_id";i:6017;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:67:"Antagonizing Palestinians, Australia's linguistic blunder snowballs";s:9:"the_title";s:67:"Antagonizing Palestinians, Australia's linguistic blunder snowballs";s:13:"the_permalink";s:98:"https://www.islamicity.org/6017/antagonizing-palestinians-australias-linguistic-blunder-snowballs/";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Jun 20 2014";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:38:"June 19, 2014 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:184:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/SupportIsrael__420x334.JPG&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:13:"Nicola Nasser";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:9:"Australia";s:9:"the_topic";s:69:"Australia";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:236:"It is a "radical change in the Australian position on Palestine," Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki said. The head of the Palestinian delegation to Canberra, Izzat Abdulhadi, said Australia's new stance is "very provocative."";}
a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:6:"the_id";i:7994;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:47:"The 'revolutionary' face of the Syrian conflict";s:9:"the_title";s:47:"The 'revolutionary' face of the Syrian conflict";s:13:"the_permalink";s:78:"https://www.islamicity.org/7994/the-revolutionary-face-of-the-syrian-conflict/";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"May 23 2014";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:37:"May 22, 2014 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:194:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/SmallChildrenSyria1200__1200x884.JPG&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:13:"Nicola Nasser";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:17:"Conflicts And War";s:9:"the_topic";s:85:"Conflicts And War";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:293:"Reports are abound by international organizations about the responsibility of the Syrian government for the human rights violations in the ongoing conflict in Syria, now in its fourth year, but the responsibility of the insurgents has been kept away from media spotlight for political reasons.";}
a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:6:"the_id";i:7991;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:46:"Israeli Ties Compromise Asian Support to Arabs";s:9:"the_title";s:46:"Israeli Ties Compromise Asian Support to Arabs";s:13:"the_permalink";s:79:"https://www.islamicity.org/7991/israeli-ties-compromise-asian-support-to-arabs/";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"May 13 2014";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:37:"May 12, 2014 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:182:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/IsraelJapan__623x456.JPG&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:13:"Nicola Nasser";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:14:"Foreign Policy";s:9:"the_topic";s:79:"Foreign Policy";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:205:"However both events should highlight the historic breakthrough Israel has discreetly and quietly achieved in pivoting to Asia, once an Arab reservoir of support in their conflict with Israel over Palestine";}
a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:6:"the_id";i:5795;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:30:"Survival Is the Saudi Key Word";s:9:"the_title";s:30:"Survival Is the Saudi Key Word";s:13:"the_permalink";s:63:"https://www.islamicity.org/5795/survival-is-the-saudi-key-word/";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Apr 21 2014";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:39:"April 19, 2014 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:182:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/SaudiArabia__744x596.JPG&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:13:"Nicola Nasser";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:12:"Barack Obama";s:9:"the_topic";s:75:"Barack Obama";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:281:"The US pillar of Saudi security now seems to be in doubt as the United States stands unable to meet Saudi expectations on almost all the most critical issues in the Middle East, from the Arab-Israeli conflict to the Saudi-Iran conflict and the ongoing bloody conflict in Syria ... ";}
a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:6:"the_id";i:5790;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:52:"Syria: "Regime Change" by force has proved a failure";s:9:"the_title";s:52:"Syria: "Regime Change" by force has proved a failure";s:13:"the_permalink";s:82:"https://www.islamicity.org/5790/syria-regime-change-by-force-has-proved-a-failure/";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Apr 17 2014";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:39:"April 16, 2014 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:182:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/SyrainDead__1120x629.JPG&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:13:"Nicola Nasser";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:6:"Aleppo";s:9:"the_topic";s:63:"Aleppo";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:230:"The war on Syria has taken a U-turn during the past year. Assad now firmly holds the military initiative. The long awaited foreign military intervention could not take off; it was prevented by the emerging multi-polar world order.";}
a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:6:"the_id";i:7985;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:41:"Counterproductive Reactive Saudi Policies";s:9:"the_title";s:41:"Counterproductive Reactive Saudi Policies";s:13:"the_permalink";s:74:"https://www.islamicity.org/7985/counterproductive-reactive-saudi-policies/";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Mar 20 2014";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:39:"March 19, 2014 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:182:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/SaudiArabia__700x504.JPG&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:13:"Nicola Nasser";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:14:"Foreign Policy";s:9:"the_topic";s:79:"Foreign Policy";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:190:"Amid a continuing succession process in Saudi Arabia, while major socioeconomic and political challenges loom large regionally, the kingdom is looking for security as far away as China, ... ";}
a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:6:"the_id";i:5727;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:69:"Egyptian historic breakthrough with Russia, not a strategic shift yet";s:9:"the_title";s:69:"Egyptian historic breakthrough with Russia, not a strategic shift yet";s:13:"the_permalink";s:101:"https://www.islamicity.org/5727/egyptian-historic-breakthrough-with-russia-not-a-strategic-shift-yet/";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Feb 26 2014";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:42:"February 24, 2014 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:188:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/russia-egypt-ties__640x360.JPG&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:13:"Nicola Nasser";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:5:"Egypt";s:9:"the_topic";s:61:"Egypt";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:234:"Egypt is the biggest strategic prize for world powers in the Middle East. "Egypt - with its strategic location, stable borders, large population, and ancient history - has been the principal power of the Arab world for centuries, ... ";}
a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:6:"the_id";i:5713;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:39:"Playing Al-Qaeda Card to the Last Iraqi";s:9:"the_title";s:39:"Playing Al-Qaeda Card to the Last Iraqi";s:13:"the_permalink";s:72:"https://www.islamicity.org/5713/playing-al-qaeda-card-to-the-last-iraqi/";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Feb 14 2014";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:42:"February 13, 2014 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:180:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/Iraq-pain__800x626.JPG&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:13:"Nicola Nasser";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:7:"Baghdad";s:9:"the_topic";s:65:"Baghdad";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:187:"It is obvious that the U.S. administration is continuing its war on Iraq by the Iraqi ruling proxies who had been left behind when the American combat mission was ended in December 2011. ";}
a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:6:"the_id";i:7978;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:42:"Cornering a Brave Palestinian Man of Peace";s:9:"the_title";s:42:"Cornering a Brave Palestinian Man of Peace";s:13:"the_permalink";s:75:"https://www.islamicity.org/7978/cornering-a-brave-palestinian-man-of-peace/";s:8:"the_date";s:10:"Feb 8 2014";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:41:"February 7, 2014 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:191:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/Mahmoud-Abbas-listen__460x276.JPG&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:13:"Nicola Nasser";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:17:"International Law";s:9:"the_topic";s:85:"International Law";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:230:"Unmercifully pressured by both Israeli negotiators and American mediators, the elusive cause of peace stands about to loose in Abbas a brave Palestinian man of peace-making of an historical stature whose demise would squander ... ";}
a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:6:"the_id";i:5661;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:33:"The Saudi Bull in Arab China Shop";s:9:"the_title";s:33:"The Saudi Bull in Arab China Shop";s:13:"the_permalink";s:66:"https://www.islamicity.org/5661/the-saudi-bull-in-arab-china-shop/";s:8:"the_date";s:10:"Jan 9 2014";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:40:"January 8, 2014 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:199:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/syria-saudi-egypt-iran-map__1920x1080.JPG&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:13:"Nicola Nasser";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:5:"Egypt";s:9:"the_topic";s:61:"Egypt";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:217:"Obsessed with the "Iran threat," which leads to its warmongering in Syria, Saudi Arabia is acting like a bull in a china shop, wreaking regional havoc in an already Arab fragile political environment and creating ... ";}
a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:6:"the_id";i:7972;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:40:"Kerry's Coup from Mediator to Antagonist";s:9:"the_title";s:40:"Kerry's Coup from Mediator to Antagonist";s:13:"the_permalink";s:72:"https://www.islamicity.org/7972/kerrys-coup-from-mediator-to-antagonist/";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Dec 18 2013";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:42:"December 16, 2013 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:185:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/NetanyahuKerry__636x369.JPG&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:13:"Nicola Nasser";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:23:"Government And Politics";s:9:"the_topic";s:97:"Government And Politics";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:234:"Kerry's "ideas" had provoked a "real crisis" and "will drive Kerry's efforts to an impasse and to total failure," the secretary general of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Yasser Abed Rabbo, ... ";}
a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:6:"the_id";i:5614;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:53:"Insurgency Responsible for Civilian Plight of Syrians";s:9:"the_title";s:53:"Insurgency Responsible for Civilian Plight of Syrians";s:13:"the_permalink";s:86:"https://www.islamicity.org/5614/insurgency-responsible-for-civilian-plight-of-syrians/";s:8:"the_date";s:10:"Dec 5 2013";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:41:"December 5, 2013 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:186:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/syria-refugees__1536x982.JPG&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:13:"Nicola Nasser";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:17:"Conflicts And War";s:9:"the_topic";s:85:"Conflicts And War";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:263:"... "Friends of Syria" also opened the Syrian doors to al-Qaeda linked offshoots as an additional weight to enforce a "regime change;" in no time they hijacked the armed leadership of the marginal local armed insurgency and became the dominant military power ....";}
a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:6:"the_id";i:7967;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:45:"Syria, Egypt Reveal Erdogan's 'Hidden Agenda'";s:9:"the_title";s:45:"Syria, Egypt Reveal Erdogan's 'Hidden Agenda'";s:13:"the_permalink";s:74:"https://www.islamicity.org/7967/syria-egypt-reveal-erdogans-hidden-agenda/";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Nov 26 2013";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:42:"November 25, 2013 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:206:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/Erdogan-with-Turkish-and-EU-flags__2048x1371.JPG&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:13:"Nicola Nasser";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:21:"Mustafa Kemal Ataturk";s:9:"the_topic";s:93:"Mustafa Kemal Ataturk";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:277:"Davotoglu knows very well that Pan-Arabs have been ever since struggling unsuccessfully so far to unite as a nation and discard the legacy of the Sykes-Picot Agreement, but not to recur to the Ottoman status quo ante, but he knows as well that Islamist political movements ....";}
a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:6:"the_id";i:5546;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:48:"Libya almost Imploding, Status Quo Unsustainable";s:9:"the_title";s:48:"Libya almost Imploding, Status Quo Unsustainable";s:13:"the_permalink";s:80:"https://www.islamicity.org/5546/libya-almost-imploding-status-quo-unsustainable/";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Nov 18 2013";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:42:"November 18, 2013 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:189:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/latuff_obama_libya__720x568.GIF&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:13:"Nicola Nasser";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:8:"Business";s:9:"the_topic";s:67:"Business";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:298:"Libya is Europe's single largest oil supplier. Cutting the Libyan oil and gas supplies to Europe on the eve of a winter that weather forecasts predict to be a very cold one would be an excellent pretext for inviting a European military intervention in the country, which seems the only option left ";}
a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:6:"the_id";i:5545;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:41:"Saudis Fight a Lost Battle against Change";s:9:"the_title";s:41:"Saudis Fight a Lost Battle against Change";s:13:"the_permalink";s:74:"https://www.islamicity.org/5545/saudis-fight-a-lost-battle-against-change/";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Nov 17 2013";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:42:"November 12, 2013 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:188:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/gulf-states-logic__590x439.GIF&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:13:"Nicola Nasser";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:11:"Middle East";s:9:"the_topic";s:82:"Middle East";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:241:"Riyadh is fighting several preemptive battles outside its borders in its immediate proximity in a disparate attempt to prevent an historic regional tide of change from changing the country's pre-medieval system of governance and social life.";}
a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:6:"the_id";i:5533;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:60:"Drying up Ideological Wellsprings of Arab - Israeli Conflict";s:9:"the_title";s:60:"Drying up Ideological Wellsprings of Arab - Israeli Conflict";s:13:"the_permalink";s:91:"https://www.islamicity.org/5533/drying-up-ideological-wellsprings-of-arab-israeli-conflict/";s:8:"the_date";s:10:"Nov 2 2013";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:41:"November 1, 2013 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:184:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/1-Obama-Medal__900x628.JPG&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:13:"Nicola Nasser";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:4:"Jews";s:9:"the_topic";s:59:"Jews";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:264:"The "wellsprings" of "perpetual wars" and "extremism" in the Middle East during most of the past twentieth century until now could easily be detected in the unholy combination of real politics and the "radical ideology" of the secular - turned - religious Zionism.";}
a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:6:"the_id";i:7961;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:42:"Israeli Factor in Syrian Conflict Unveiled";s:9:"the_title";s:42:"Israeli Factor in Syrian Conflict Unveiled";s:13:"the_permalink";s:75:"https://www.islamicity.org/7961/israeli-factor-in-syrian-conflict-unveiled/";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Oct 19 2013";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:41:"October 18, 2013 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:187:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/DamaskusSyria33__1000x667.JPG&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:13:"Nicola Nasser";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:17:"Conflicts And War";s:9:"the_topic";s:85:"Conflicts And War";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:307:"Their "Plan A" was to enforce a change in the Syrian regime as their "big prize" and replace it by another less threatening and more willing to strike a "peace deal" with Israel and in case of failure, which is the case as developed now, their "Plan B" was to pursue a "lesser prize" by disarming Syria ...";}