Latest from Elizabeth Tsurkov
Assala Nasri’s Triumphant Return to Damascus
Assala Nasri's return to Damascus after 15 years in exile drew Syrians of every sect and ethnicity, and her concert, held over Salafist objections, became a showcase for an inclusive nationalism.
Uneasy Allies: The Real Relationship Between Turkey and Syria’s New Rulers
The partnership between Turkey and the new Syrian leadership is long-standing and complex. It has evolved into an alliance defined not by subservience, but by mutual dependence, recurring friction and an increasingly assertive Damascus.
Celebrating Syria’s Liberation From a Prison Cell in Iraq
The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime was the happiest day of Elizabeth Tsurkov’s life, though she had at the time been tortured and imprisoned for nearly two years on a militia base in Iraq.
How Israel’s Occupation Came Home
While the attacks carried out by Palestinian citizens of Israel were extensive and deadly, the overwhelming focus on that violence prevented the emergence of a much-needed debate within Israel about its growing problem of Jewish radicalization.