Jerusalem is not planning Syria’s rehabilitation but the configuration that follows its fragmentation and the role in shaping it. There is no viable "Syria-first" doctrine: recognition cannot precede protection, the unitary Syria myth leads only to the next war, and Israel will not underwrite that illusion with its security, its moral commitments, or sacrificed lives. Syria was never one country.
Any attempt to engage with this regime, to reach agreements or understandings with it, or even to strike it, has failed to slow down, let alone halt, its march toward missiles and nuclear weapons as part of its plan to destroy Israel.
The official confirmed the deaths of thousands in the protests and accused “Israel and armed organizations from abroad” of sending protesters into the streets.
The leader of the world's most powerful nation must think carefully before making a speech or a crucial decision, and no longer react in such a simplistic and emotional manner. Contemporary history teaches us that decisions made lightly and impulsively, without prior planning for the future, have always had catastrophic consequences for world peace.
US military preparations, warnings to allies and tense deliberations at the White House marked a dramatic 24 hours. Administration officials presented conflicting arguments about the way forward, but caution and concern over regional repercussions ultimately tipped the balance.
