Kurds, Jews, and Kurdistani Jews: Historic Homelands, Perceptions of Parallels in Persecution, and Allies by Analogy by Haidar Khezri

“…This article highlights the positive relations between the Jewish and the Kurdish nations, maintained mainly by Kurdistani Jews until their displacement to Israel in the mid-20th century. …”
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Anti-exodus in memra “On Nineveh and Jonah” by Ephrem the Syrian by Sofia Fomicheva

“…In the memra On Nineveh and Jonah by the Syriac poet and theologian St. Ephrem the Syrian († 373) the biblical story is provided with a sequel that has no parallels in the Christian tradition. …”
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Anti-Jewish Polemic and Internal Critique in Ephrem the Syrian’s Memra “On Nineveh and Jonah” by Sofia Fomicheva

“…The present publication focuses on the little-studied preaching activity of the Syriac poet and theologian Ephrem the Syrian (d. 373), and particularly on the sharp critique he offered his own Christian community. …”
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Vyandigheid in apokaliptiese literatuur – die Daniëlboek by Marius Nel

“…These “Sitze” are the supposed sixth-century BCE exile of Judah, and the second-century BCE Jewish persecution under the Syrian king, Antiochus.   The patterns of animosity in the Book of Daniel are discussed in terms of the relationship between God and people; Jews and a foreign king; Jews and their neighbours; and two groups operating in the Jewish community according to apocalyptic perception, believing and compromising Jews. …”
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The Patriarch Alexios Stoudites and the Reinterpretation of Justinianic Legislation against Heretics by Zachary Chitwood

“…<p>Justinian’s laws on Jews testifying in court were reinterpreted by Alexios, probably around 1039, to be applicable to Syrian Orthodox Christians, deemed heretical, in the newly reconquered area of Melitene.…”
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Israeli preemptive use of military force in the six-day war of 1967 by Radonjić Dušan M.

“…In order to prevent joint and coordinated attack on two fronts, Israel destroyed the Egyptian and Syrian Air Force with a carefully planned airstrike in the matter of hours. …”
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Les rencontres entre communautés dans l’Acre latine du xiiie siècle : l’exemple de Saliba, marchand et bourgeois by Florian Besson

“…In 1264, Saliba, a Syrian and a burgess of Acre, capital of the latin kingdom of Jerusalem, dictates his will. …”
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Festal apologetics : Syriac treatises on the Feast of the Discovery of the Cross by Bryant, KE

“…Chapter seven explores the influence of John of Dara’s homily on later Syrian Orthodox writers, Moshe bar Kepha and Dionysius bar Ṣalībī.…”

The Kontakion of St. Romanos the Melodist “My Soul, o My Soul, Rise up! Why Are You Sleeping?” (CPG 7570): Content and Translation into Russian with Commentary by Dmitry V. Spitsyn, Archpriest Vladimir V. Goncharenko

“…The devil enlists his servants’ help in his intrigues against Christ, but the Jews have anticipated his plans, bringing Christ to judgment and death. …”
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Muslims, Moriscos, and Arabic-Speaking Migrants in the New World by Thiago Henrique Mota

“…ISBN: 9781477314623.   Syrian and Lebanese Patrícios in São Paulo: From the Levant to Brazil. …”
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Jøderne i diasporaen i romersk tid by Per Bilde

“…In addition, in order to obtain an adequate perspective, the Jewish diaspora is compared with that of other ethnic groups such as the Greeks, the Syrians and the Egyptians at the same time. On this basis, finally, the conclusions are drawn with the result that, although the situation was generally the same for the Jews in the Western diaspora and the Jews in Palestine, there still exist some important differences which we have to keep in mind when discussing these two groups.…”
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The burden of history(?): Remembering the Holocaust and Attitudes toward Asylum Seekers in Israel by Gal Ariely

“…It was found that exposure to a universalist text reduced negative attitudes toward asylum seekers and increased support for treating wounded Syrians in Israeli hospitals. Exposure to a particularist did not increase exclusionist attitudes.…”
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The burden of history(?): Remembering the Holocaust and Attitudes toward Asylum Seekers in Israel by Gal Ariely

“…It was found that exposure to a universalist text reduced negative attitudes toward asylum seekers and increased support for treating wounded Syrians in Israeli hospitals. Exposure to a particularist did not increase exclusionist attitudes.…”
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