How a small delegation of US Jews got to Syria for the first time in decades - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

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How a small delegation of US Jews got to Syria for the first time in decades - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Even as tensions between Israel and Syria ramped up in recent days, a small group of Syrian Jews recently celebrated a milestone that once seemed unthinkable: a return visit to their home country.  Under the auspices of the new Syrian government, a small delegation toured Jewish heritage sites in and around Damascus last week, just two months after the fall of the dictatorial Bashar al-Assad regime. The group said it was the first official Jewis…