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Canada Lifts Terror Designation on Syria’s Transitional Government

Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa speaks at a joint news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron after their meeting at the Élysée Palace in Paris on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. Canada has announced a significant policy shift by removing Syria and its interim governing group from its terrorism-related sanctions lists . The decision comes nearly a year after the ouster of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, whose regime had been designated as a state sponsor of terrorism since 2012. Key Developments Syria delisted : Ottawa has officially taken Syria off its list of foreign state supporters of terrorism. HTS removed : Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Islamist-led faction that assumed control after Assad’s fall, has also been removed from Canada’s list of terrorist entities under the Criminal Code. Government stance : Canadian ministers emphasized that the move was made after extensive consultations with international allies and is intended to encourage Syria’s tra...
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Ben-Gvir’s Al-Aqsa Visit Sparks Tensions as He Demands ‘Complete Victory’ in Gaza

                Itamar Ben-Gvir at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot earlier today.

Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visited the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Wednesday, where he prayed and urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to pursue what he called a “complete victory” over Hamas in Gaza.

The visit, coinciding with the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, reignited controversy around the sensitive holy site, revered by Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and by Jews as the Temple Mount. Under a decades-old arrangement, Jews may visit but not pray at the site — a rule Ben-Gvir has repeatedly challenged.

In a video released by his Jewish Power party, Ben-Gvir declared: “We are the owners of the Temple Mount. I only pray that our prime minister will allow a complete victory in Gaza as well — to destroy Hamas, return the hostages, and achieve absolute victory.”

His remarks came as indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas continued in Egypt over a potential ceasefire and the release of remaining hostages. Palestinian groups condemned the minister’s presence at Al-Aqsa as a deliberate provocation, while critics warned that such actions risk inflaming regional tensions.

Ben-Gvir, a key figure in Israel’s most right-wing coalition government, has previously threatened to quit unless Hamas is fully defeated. His latest visit underscores the deep political and religious fault lines surrounding both the Gaza conflict and Jerusalem’s most contested holy site.


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