Lawmakers are urging the Bush administration to toughen its stance against Syria. “Many terrorist organizations are still operating openly in Syria,” Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) said Wednesday. “And after Israel took out Hamas’ leadership in Gaza, we know that Hamas is now being guided from its office in Damascus.”
Keep Jewish Stories in Focus.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.