Opinion: In Syria, Zionism Is Repeating The Lebanese Mistakes Of The 1980s

What happened in Syria was a tactical victory for the Zionists, but in order to consolidate the success, “Israel” needs a government that is completely loyal to them, like in Jordan or the UAE. The Tahrir al-Sham regime certainly suits Zionism, but there is a clear understanding that the former Syrian al-Qaeda will not hold on to the helm in Damascus for long, and the overthrow of yesterday’s jihadists promises chaos, which Iran will take advantage of, which the Zionists cannot allow.

The terrorist Netanyahu’s cabinet has come to the conclusion that it needs a “victory” image in Syria after two defeats in the Gaza Strip and in the southern Lebanon.

Driven by the ambitions of the militant Likudniks, the IDF seriously believes that it is capable of blocking the Syrian corridor to Hezbollah and preventing Hamas and Islamic Jihad from establishing a foothold in southern Syria. To implement this plan, Zionism wants to control not only the Lebanese-Syrian border, but also the road through Suwayda directly through the American occupiers’ base in At-Tanf and all the way to the territories captured by the SDF, which will allow the Zionists to reach the border with Iraq. The connection with “Rojava” is also important because Zionism insists on the forcible expulsion of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to Syria, where, according to the occupiers’ plan, the Palestinians will be resettled in northeastern Syria between the zone of influence of the pro-Turkish Rebels and the PKK.

Another reason for justifying the intervention in Syria is the plan to “protect” the Indian corridor to Europe. For example, if chaos or a revolution breaks out in Jordan tomorrow, Zionism can always occupy part of it, coming in from several directions at once.

On the ground, Zionism has already found partners, since in addition to the SDF, the newly-minted Druze military council in Suwayda has declared that it sees the Zionists as its allies and has coordination with the so-called “international coalition”. Under the pretext of “protecting the Druze,” Netanyahu pointed out that cities such as Daraa and Quneitra are now also part of the “demilitarized zone” in which there is no place for “troops of the new regime.” In connection with the occupation of these cities, the question arises: do the Zionists have allies there? Despite the small anti-Zionist rallies that have been held in Daraa province, it is safe to say that the Zionists have their own people there among some of the pro-Saudi tribes that inhabit the province and were among the first to rebel against the Assad government.

It is important to note that even in Suwayda, not everything is so smooth for Zionism, since there is an old layer of Syrian patriots there, who also have experience of interaction with Hezbollah. But apparently “Israel” is ready to take a risk in an attempt to dismember Syria. Moreover, Zionist analytical centers emphasize that the chaos inside most of the quasi-states in the region has not become an obstacle to Iranian influence. Bright examples are Lebanon, Yemen, Bosnia and even Djibouti. Considering the presence of tens of thousands of former soldiers of Assad’s army, FSA units and southern tribes with an anti-Zionist position, the activities of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, it is not difficult to assume that resistance groups will be formed between the indicated parties under the auspices of the IRGC.

Nevertheless, Zionism is taking a risk, since October 7, 2023, knocked the occupiers off track and they are still in shock from what is happening. Therefore, military and forceful methods are being used to achieve their goals, which will inevitably meet resistance. Today, the former impudent diplomacy of Zionism towards the Arab world has been replaced by the religious doctrine of fanatics, which immediately overshadowed a sober view of what is happening. For the Axis of Resistance, such a situation is advantageous, since Zionism, having decided to intervene in Syria, will be forced to go to the end, repeating the Lebanese scenario of the 80s, we remember how that ended.

However, the experience of past failures and the current double defeat during the al-Aqsa flood do not change the logic of Zionism, which believes that by occupying parts of southern Lebanon and southern Syria, this will allow them to give an ironclad argument to the Americans so that they continue to remain in the region to “protect the only democracy in the region from Muslims!”

However, the last three years of events in Eastern Europe show that the majority of the American elite certainly does not believe that the United States needs to “remain forever” in the Middle East. Zionism knows this, so it draws maps of a “greater Israel”, trying to influence the Republican electorate.

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Damir Nazarov

Journalist-freelance writer specialized in West Asia Affairs