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When Dominique Soguel reached Damascus, Syria, last Dec. 12, after the fall of Bashar Al-Assad, the atmosphere was electric. The power grid, less so. In an audio update, Dominique left me WhatsApp voicemails from the only spot where she had power: a bathroom in an Old City residence. A day in the life of an apex professional.
Dominique has returned to Syria three times since. Her report today from the Golan, in the country鈥檚 southwest, sounds low key in its aim 鈥� 鈥渏ust go get insights into how this patch of Syria experienced the civil war, and [into] both past and present dynamics with Israel,鈥� Dominique tells me.聽
But her report, our foreign editor notes, is like nothing seen elsewhere. Dominique found a village from which to explore reactions, some of them unexpected, to Israel鈥檚 expanded presence and growing militarization there. Expect more. 鈥淪o much gold left in the notebook,鈥� she says.聽
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Also, a new episode of our 鈥�Why We Wrote This鈥� podcast just dropped. Sarah Matusek, who reports on immigration, takes us inside聽some of her remarkable recent work.
