Syriac Analysis

Empty Streets in Damascus For the first time in memory, the streets of Damascus were empty on a day that was both Palm Sunday and Easter. These are the same streets where the first Christians in the world once walked. Heart-wrenching. This year, the dates converged. For Orthodox Christians it was Palm Sunday. For Catholics and Protestants it was Easter. Two of the holiest moments in the Christian calendar, falling on the same day, on the same silent streets. None of them celebrated outside. Syria's patriarchs, John X, Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, and Youssef Absi, made a decision: celebrations would be limited to prayers inside churches only. Not out of tradition. Out of fear. This follows the pogrom-like attacks on the Christian town of Al-Suqaylabiyah, where gunfire marked the walls beside standing crosses, shops were destroyed, and residents described near-daily provocations while authorities stood by and watched. The patriarchs condemned the violence and called for restraint, disarmament, and the protection of all citizens without exception. But silence in the streets is not peace. It is grief. International voices are now rising. Members of the European Parliament have written formally to EU High Representative @kajakallas – warning that churches have been desecrated, homes looted, and armed groups operating alongside so-called government forces. MEP @e_fragkos (Emmanouil Fragkos) stated plainly: "This is not chaos. It is state-sponsored persecution." The erasure is not only physical. In Hassakeh, the Syriac language has been removed from signs on public buildings. Only Arabic and Kurdish remain. ADFA wrote to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen: "To erase a culture is not reform. It is loss." — a call that @ChristianToday has now cited internationally. At ADFA, we will continue to document, speak out, and give Christians and other indigenous communities a voice on the international stage. We stand for a Syria for all Syrians. Happy Easter to those who are celebrating & blessed Holy Week to those who began it last night. Thanks Majd for the video.

@ricwe123 Unlikely that they will understand - hatred of Russia is stronger than anything else. Hatred makes people blind - even if they understand it, the will to admit it is completely lacking. Why is that? What do you think?

Maybe future generations will understand the colossal gift Germany threw away with Vladimir Putin. A Russian leader who lived in Dresden for years, speaks German, whose daughter was born in Saxony, and who repeatedly offered genuine partnership and friendship to the German people. Around the turn of the millennium, there was a real chance to combine Russian resources with German engineering and build a powerful, nearly untouchable alliance stretching from Vladivostok to Lisbon. Instead, short-sighted and corrupt German politicians sabotaged it all, aligning themselves with those who would rather see Germany and Russia locked in a devastating conflict. What could have been a historic partnership was tossed aside for political expediency, and the consequences are still unfolding. Here is the historic speech the Russian president delivered in German to the Bundestag on September 25, 2001, directly addressing the German people,a moment that, had it been seized, would have changed everything.....

John Bolton is a warmonger, a war-hungry maniac who wants to wage never-ending wars against both Iran and Russia in Ukraine. He doesn't have a positive agenda, just a negative agenda. Bolton's analysis may be correct at times, but his intentions and motivation are deeply bad and evil. The best thing is to keep him completely out of the media. Never put grenades in a monkey's hand - he will throw them around.

🇺🇸🇪🇺 John Bolton warns Europe made a "critical mistake" by sitting out the Iran war: "Europe is well within range of Iran's missiles. They've given Trump the perfect opportunity to end US support of Ukraine." Europe refused to help with Iran, and now Trump has the leverage to pull support from Ukraine as payback. The same allies who called this war illegal may have just handed Trump the justification to abandon the one conflict they actually care about. Geopolitics always collects its debts. Source: @AmbJohnBolton

Josep Sliwa (representative of an Assyrian party in northern Iraq) said the policy towards Assyrian Christians in northern Iraq is "racist and chauvinist" by both the central government in Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Arba'ilo (Erbil).

@nadinemaenza @ThanosDavelis @GreekCurrent Thank you @nadinemaenza

A future for Syria must include its Christians. They are indigenous to the country and must have a meaningful role both in Damascus and in their own communities. Their inclusion is essential to building a peaceful, stable Syria. Honored to join @ThanosDavelis on @GreekCurrent.

@nicksortor The best US president in a very long time - God bless President Trump and his family ❤️🇺🇸✝️

🚨 JUST IN: President Trump is LAMBASTING Europe for standing on the sidelines — especially after we REBUILT EUROPE after WWII "To the victor goes the spoils!" "We BUILT Germany! How about Germany telling us that, 'well, it's not their war, we had nothing to do with it.' But they wanted me to go and tell them EVERYTHING I was doing. If I would have told them, they would have LEAKED IT, and we wouldn't have been NEARLY as successful!"

@AlexKarana aloho mhasele 🙏

Live in the moment today, because you have no idea if you will have moments to live tomorrow. I was very saddened to hear about my cousins first grandson, Georgio Karana. He was 1.5 years old and was full of life. Running around with my nieces at our Karana reunion the day before he shockingly passed. Alaha mhasala

“The West cannot champion human rights while ignoring the slow destruction of one of the world’s oldest Christian communities, the Assyrians.” @rpintoborges interviews the two-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee. europeanconservative.com/articles/inter…

BBC Report: The Assyrian community in London, UK came together and purchased/renovated a large, disused Anglican church in Ealing and turned it into the largest Assyrian church building in Europe.

@GBX_Press This was not during Donald Trump this is an old clip during Biden. There are too many not unqualified channels on X.

@NenosNshemoon Fantastic idea 😎

This imam (Sayyid), Samy Al-Badry, says that if he were Minister of Education, he would require secondary school students to study Hebrew, Aramaic, Syriac, and Sumerian, as these are considered Iraq’s ancient languages. What a great idea. Video credit: Inana Merdokh ܐܙܢܢܐ ܡܪܕܘܟ

Obama: “We are no longer and don’t consider ourselves a Christian nation. The United States has been enriched by Muslims, who have been part of America since our founding. There is now a mosque in every single state!” This explains a lot.

💯 Unfortunately, it is a European disease. Europeans are convinced that they have the right and duty to dominate other peoples. Sick? Definitely! Actually a mental illness. The fact that Russia has survived culturally and religiously 70 years of atheistic communism is proof of its deep-rooted identity and strength. Russia's political stability since 2000 has enabled Russia's rebirth. The goal of the West was to prevent this very process and to sabotage it by all means. The West's ongoing attempts and efforts have all failed - thanks to the determination and strategic foresight of Russia's leadership under Vladimir Putin. The West's ongoing current attempt to destroy Russia by financing and managing the Slavic brothers' war against each other in Ukraine will also fail.

Western media like to make idiotic declarations about Vladimir Putin, feeding fear and ignorance, but they never want you to hear him speak. Why is that? "When a people loose their culture, history and traditions they melt away like snow in springtime"

“Christians in Bartella and Erbil Under Attack” For Christians across Iraq, Easter is meant to be the most joyful day of the year, a celebration of resurrection, hope, and new life. But in 2026, in both Erbil and Bartella, that joy has been muted by the constant hum of drones overhead and the ever present fear of attack. Church bells still ring. Candles are still lit. But beneath the prayers lies a quiet tension. “Erbil: Worship Beneath the Sound of Drones” In the Christian district of Ankawa, just outside Erbil, families gathered for Holy Week liturgies with cautious determination. Yet the skies above told a different story. Drones and missiles linked to Iran and Iranian-backed Iraqi militias have repeatedly targeted areas near Erbil and Ankawa, placing nearby Christian neighborhoods directly in harms way. Residents describe nights punctuated by explosions, sometimes a dozen or more, echoing across the city. Windows shake. Children wake. Prayers are whispered more urgently. For many, the question is no longer whether attacks will happen, but when. “We fled war once,” one resident said. “Now it has found us again.” “Bartella: Fragile Peace on the Nineveh Plains” In Bartella, the atmosphere is quieter, but no less uncertain. Located on the Nineveh Plains, Bartella was once a thriving Christian town before ISIS swept through in 2014, forcing nearly all its residents to flee. Though some families have returned, the town remains deeply scarred demographically, psychologically, and politically. The Shabaks and the Iranian-backed Shabak Brigade 30 have been threatening Christians and forcing many to leave. This Easter, celebrations continue, but carefully. Churches remain open, but attendance is subdued. Processions were canceled due to a specific threat of attack by Iranian-backed militias. The fear here is not so much due to drones or missiles, but of instability, of shifting control, and of a future that still feels uncertain. “Caught Between Conflicts Not Their Own” What makes this moment particularly painful is that Iraqs Christians are not participants in the conflicts now surrounding them. Yet they are once again among the most vulnerable. In Erbil, they live near strategic targets. In Bartella, they live within contested spaces shaped by militias and fragile governance. In both places, they are caught in the middle. For a community that has already endured displacement, persecution, and near erasure over the past two decades, each new threat carries a deeper weight. Easter is still observed, but not fully celebrated. The laughter is quieter. The gatherings are smaller. The sense of safety is gone. Parents watch the skies. Priests shorten services. Families make contingency plans. And yet, despite it all, they come. They gather in churches that were once destroyed and rebuilt. They light candles in places where darkness once prevailed. They pray not just for peace, but for the strength to remain. “A Faith That Refuses to Disappear” The Christian presence in Iraq is one of the oldest in the world, dating back nearly 2000 years. Today, it survives against extraordinary odds. From the devastation of ISIS to the uncertainty of todays regional conflicts, these communities have endured what few others have. And still, on Easter morning, they proclaim hope. Not because their circumstances are easy. But because their faith demands it. Even under drones. Even in fear. Even now. Christ is Risen, whispered in a land that still longs for peace.

A new alliance between the Islamist ISIS-Joulani (head-chopper) from Syria and the Jewish Nazi dictator from Kiev (Ukraine), al-Zelenskiy?

@Biz_Shrink 💯 true See one of my posts on JFK and Trump x.com/i/status/19037…

Analysis of uproar over Trump post. ♟️ Trump, with 48 hours remaining, posted a very direct message to Iran reminding them he was expecting an answer. If they did not respond, he told them what to expect. Most important is Trump has been destroying the “cultural psyop” of speak no evil, hear no evil, see no evil. He has flamboyantly defied the “rules” of political correct speech and thinking. Our country has not had a leader with a strong voice since JFK. His directness, his truth-telling, and his history of “walking his talk” scares people. People who appreciate it, who welcome it, who embrace it are the psychologically and emotionally strong people. The others who choose to condemn or criticize are the ones who go thru life with eyes and ears closed.

@imelizabethlane After 2014, the streetscape has completely changed - just go to the Zeil (main shopping street) in the direction of MyZeil (Mall) and you will be surprised. But please don't go there alone, at least not in the evening.

Random walk in Germany today. Screenshots from videos I took, so the quality isn’t the best, but it’s heartbreaking for me to watch this because Germany used to be my favorite European country. I adored Germans. I don’t recognize them anymore. I guess there’s not much of them left anyway🤦🏻‍♀️. The same people who destroyed Europe are now destroying the United States and the world. I walked into multiple churches on eastern Sunday and they are empty (next posts is coming about that).

You're better off not wasting any time on those demos. If you're still in Frankfurt am Main, go enjoy a good cup of coffee and some delicious cake at one of the many great cafes ;). Right there in the Old Town, near the fountain, there's an excellent pastry shop - 'ConditCouture'. It's worth a visit if you're already in the area. Bon apetit )

When you are a journalist, even on your off days, work finds you. I was walking in Frankfurt, trying the foreigners cuisine, as there is nothing German left in this town. I took a taxi with an Indian driver who literally told me Germans are introverts and uninteresting people, while he sits on German Gov. benefits and German people’s taxes are paying for his livelihood, all while he makes money driving the taxi as an extra income. I told him he was ungrateful to the country that gave him his life. He said he was happy in India too, so I suggested he should go back. You can criticize Germany all day long, everyone is allowed to do that, immigrants and non-immigrants alike, and I absolutely support good criticism, healthy criticism. What I do not support is speaking offensively about all German people that are paying for you to eat, dress, and feed your family. I got out of the car and walked for hours. I came across two protests and spoke to multiple people at both. One was a protest for peace. It was against Friedrich Merz - the German chancellor and against war in Iran, against all wars. In their demands, they called for friendship with Russia for a better economy for Germany and no intervention in the Middle East. They also demanded leaving NATO - which was a new one for me I’ve never heard Germans demand that before. ZERO mainstream media outlets only independent media was around. This was crazy to see, I guess that’s not worthy of attention for certain media outlets. Now, the second protest was relatively smaller and it was pro-war in Iran. I asked people there why they were protesting in favor of war. Most people would only answer in memories text - ‘The Iranian regime is dictatorial and we want them gone.’ Then I asked, what about the people in Iran who are dying under Israeli American bombs in an unprovoked war? What about American and Israeli bombs falling on Iranian civilians, school girls for example? As soon as that question was asked, literally every single one of them walked away as if I had some kind of black plague and they needed to distance themselves form me, except for one person, who said, 'it’s okay to bomb them.’ No healthy debate whatsoever. Absolutely messed up mindset. It's hard to believe and I noticed one more thing. At the first protest, there was a heavy police presence, they were everywhere. I spoke to them too. At the pro-war protest, there were only a few police cars. That’s it. Now I’m going to speculate: one protest was authentic, and they needed police in case it did not go the way authorities wanted. The other is funded by war interests and follows a written script, The pro-war protest had all the media covering it with Trumps posters which was the weirdest thing ever. I strongly believe these pro-war protests are manufactured. And the most interesting thing is, I don’t think it’s for the people or propaganda aimed at usual civilians. I actually think it is specifically for Trump, so that certain intelligence agencies can go to him, show him videos of the protests, and say, 'Look, Mr. President, you have support in Europe, keep going with this war. Also, a big shout-out to Redacted, you guys are doing amazing work. Germany is listening to you. I came across multiple people who told me they listen to @RedactedNews News and love @ClaytonMorris and @natalimorris . I’ll attach a video below. American free media is being listened to in Europe, guys your words matter. It matters so much. Europe has no free media and they do rely on us. It’s heartbreaking what has been done to Europe.