A businessman admits that he 'let go' an employee because he was a Sunni Muslim. You simply have to look after yourself, he explains. I am shocked, like a good Westerner should be. Robert Fisk admitbusinessmanemployee Change image and share on social
Israel lost its war. Will Assad's enemies lose, too? Robert Fisk assadenemyisrael Change image and share on social
The Syrian army is tired of corruption. It is tired of party nepotism. It is becoming very angry with those it blames for the war. Robert Fisk angryarmyblame Change image and share on social
U.S. journalists I don't think are very courageous. They tend to go along with the government's policy domestically and internationally. To question is seen as being unpatriotic, or potentially subversive. Robert Fisk courageousdomesticallygovernment share on social
It is always an eerie experience to sit among Bashar al-Assad's soldiers. Robert Fisk assadbashareerie Change image and share on social
The Middle East is a land of great injustice. The Israelis can claim - or wish to, at least - that Lord Balfour's Declaration of 1917 promised Britain support for a Jewish homeland in Palestine, which didn't just mean the left-hand bit that became Israel. Robert Fisk balfourbitebritain share on social
It's a journalist's job to be a witness to history. We're not there to worry about ourselves. We're there to try and get as near as we can, in an imperfect world, to the truth and get the truth out. Robert Fisk historyimperfectjob Change image and share on social
And it's true, you hear things in Damascus and, after a few hours, the human double-take stops operating. Robert Fisk damascusdoublehear Change image and share on social
We are constantly trying to cope with what our fathers or our grandfathers did. I wrote the book 'Great War of Civilization,' and my father was a solider in the First World War which produced the current Middle East - not that he had much to do with that - but he fought in what he believed was the Great War for Civilization. Robert Fisk believebookcivilization share on social