the color of the flag, or the words of the anthem. After half a century of unilateral rule, a Syrian identity must be put on the table for discussion, without pre-conditions or veto declarations.

Paterson, a longtime home for Syrian Americans, raised the three-star flag of the Syrian revolution before cheering crowds Saturday, six days after the toppling of the Assad regime in Damascus.

A video has gone viral, showing Syrians outside the Syrian Embassy here replacing the Assad regime flag with the Syrian rebel flag. The flag representing Syrian rebels features three horizontal ...