David Daoud
@DavidADaoud
Senior Fellow Israel, Hezbollah, Lebanon @FDD. J.D. in Int'l Law/LOAC. יהודי מהעדה הלבנונית. פעם צנחן, תמיד צנחן. 🇺🇸
"I have no data yet. It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts." - Sherlock Holmes, A Scandal in Bohemia
I doubt this was true -- and anyone hoping it was is either deranged or doesn't give two shits about Israel, its interests, or Israeli lives. Or both.
BREAKING: Israel passed a message to Al-Julani via Egyptian mediation: ‘Your regime will fall within hours unless you cease the massacre against the Druze and withdraw.”
Lebanon’s Central Bank (Banque Du Liban or BDL) issued a circular on July 15 that effectively banned Lebanese financial institutions from dealing with Al Qard Al Hassan (AQAH), Hezbollah’s de facto banking and loans institution Details from @DavidADaoud: fdd.org/analysis/2025/…
why the surprise -- those same types try to explain to Jews what Judaism is and isn't
Lots of guys with names like "Khalil" and "Firas" and "Zaid" and "Shadi" logging on to explain to American Protestants what Christianity is and isn't over the last couple days...
Lebanese Central Bank Lands a Blow on Hezbollah’s Finances, but It’s Not Enough New FDD Policy Brief by @DavidADaoud: bit.ly/415x3bb
Lebanese Central Bank Lands a Blow on Hezbollah’s Finances, but It’s Not Enough New FDD Policy Brief by @DavidADaoud: bit.ly/415x3bb
Lebanese Central Bank Lands a Blow on Hezbollah’s Finances, but It’s Not Enough New FDD Policy Brief by @DavidADaoud: bit.ly/415x3bb
Syria’s domestic conflict has been a battlefield of misinformation since 2011 — and some people continue to deliberately spread lies to serve their agendas. This isn’t about taking sides. This is about being committed to facts and not lying.
There’s definitely a lot of misinformation coming from both sides right now. This account claimed that Bedouin fighters killed an elderly woman yesterday, but a video taken today shows the same man speaking with her and she looks alive and well
Buffer zone where? Suwayda doesn’t even border Israel. Are we seriously expected to believe Druze militias will control a buffer zone that includes Daraa with its 1 million Sunni residents?
Israel needs a buffer zone and the Druze currently inhabit that space. The Jihadists would be on the Israeli border without Israel intervening.
Precisely as Tony puts it: Iranian influence and expansionism thrive on local fragmentation and weak central states. See: Lebanon and Iraq.
We are on the same page in that the sectarian enclaves policy is not in the US (or Israeli) interest as it invites an Iranian return. Hence: x.com/hpmcd1/status/…
In today's Scroll, ft @AcrossTheBay : Is jihad on the march in Syria? Not quite—what we're seeing is just more chaos, with a weak "state" struggling to assert authority over a territory still deeply fractured on sectarian lines:
Hikmat al-Hijri’s militias are armed with French-made anti-tank guided missiles and Soviet air-to-air missiles. What state can tolerate a militia with such advanced weaponry?
Big demands coming from a country whose constitution’s 2nd amendment allows citizens to bear arms out of fear of an oppressive rule. Recent events in Suwayda will likely not provide Syrian minorities the confidence to disarm, but might only reinforce their fears and reluctance.
Listen to Ahmad or listen to purveyors of fake news like this garbage @MiddleEast_24 account
Not sure where this account gets its info—no tribes are trying to cross into Syria. The Jordanian army sent reinforcements to the border to stop smugglers and militants from entering Jordan, and reportedly just blocked a Druze militant convoy a few hours ago.
Insanity. Anti-Zionist insanity, in fact.
Current maps created by Brits don’t make sense. A greater Israel protecting different ethnic groups/shielding them from Islamists is the way to the future.
These were Israelis who crossed the border into Syria. The IDF and the prime minister have advised Israeli citizens not to do this.
What a sight! Israeli flags being waved in Syria by Syrian Druze 👏 👏 👏 Proud to stand with our Druze brothers and sisters against the scourge of Islamist hatred! ✌️
Very unlikely any of this is true. Al Mayadeen is a propaganda arm of Hezbollah, and is trying to fuel instability in Syria
BREAKING: Syrian President, Muhammad al-Sharaa left Damascus by plane with his family. (Al-Mayadeen)