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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Don't forget that it also greatly benefits Israel!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

A minor price to pay.

Biden, 2024

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Not really. Al-Assad was a known quantity and the relationship, while certainly not friendly, was at least stable (by Middle-Eastern standards). These guys on the other hand are an unknown, and that lack of predictability makes neighbours uneasy.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Israel literally already annexed some new territory out of Syria. Al-Assad supported the Palestinian resistance and Hezbollah through weapons transfer. This is an undeniable less for Palestine and Lebanon.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They've been trying to grab that last slice of Golan for decades — don't conflate opportunism with long-term policy. There's absolutely no reason to believe that HTS would support Palestine less than al-Assad did. You may enjoy this analysis: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20241209-is-the-overthrow-of-assad-good-for-the-palestinians/

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

There's absolutely no reason to believe that HTS would support Palestine less than al-Assad did

Come again?

HTS officials order Palestinian resistance factions to disarm, close bases in Syria: Report

https://thecradle.co/articles-id/28069

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

I'll withhold judgment until I can find a source that doesn't trace back to that obscure blog.There's nothing else online regarding this.