From Damascus to Daraa, thousands of Syrians have taken to the streets since the start of April, protesting a new Israeli law mandating the death penalty for Palestinian prisoners convicted of deadly attacks. The protests signal a surge of public solidarity with Palestinians in one of the first nationwide mobilizations under the country’s new government. […]
Syrians nationwide mobilize in protest over Israel’s death penalty for Palestinian prisoners
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