Israeli ambassador Michael Oren has revealed that the Israeli government has privately been seeking regime change in neighboring Syria for the past two years, since the ongoing civil war began.
That’s a stark shift from their public position, in which they’d claimed not to be taking sides in the war, though it does reflect Israel’s multiple military strikes on Syrian territory during that conflict.
Oren reasoned that the policy was part of their hostility toward Iran, and that the ouster of Assad as an Iranian ally would be a significant blow to them, adding that the rebels are predominantly Sunni and averse to the Shi’ite Iran.
Which is true of the rebels, but also ignores that al-Qaeda commands the loyalty of a significant chunk of the rebellion, with recent reports suggesting that around half of the fighters are jihadists either directly under al-Qaeda’s control or in sympathetic factions.
Israel’s foreign policy at present appears Iran-centric, but their government was uncomfortable with a relatively moderate Islamist government in neighboring Egypt, and it’s hard to imagine that an al-Qaeda-run emirate on their disputed northern border is really an improved situation for them.
An al-Qaeda-run emirate in Syria is definitely in the zionists' interest, for the same reason that the zionists promoted Hamas as a rival to the PLO. The more extreme the zionists' opponents appear, the more "threatening" to the United States, the better for the zionists in their perennial feast sucking at the tits of the American taxpayers.
hard to imagine that an al-Qaeda-run emirate on their disputed northern border is really an improved situation for them. Found one 'integrated timeline' for AQ attacks from '90s-'05 http://www.nbcnews.com/id/4677978/ns/world_news-hunt_for... and I search the page for 'Israel,' 'Jewish,' 'Synagogue,' … That's an unimpressive record if one were looking for more than rhetorical indications that the two parties were opposed. E.g., a few bombs go off / rockets launch, someone may or may not 'claim responsibility,'… A truck bomb, presumably also killing someone inside the truck, is (surprise!) called a suicide bombing and KSM et al are 'believed' behind it. But apart from that, Israel needs witches to justify it's existence. A nice coven on the border would be ideal. Location, location, location.
If Assad falls Syrian would become the grater Israel that Israeli apartheid regime dream of, what they are saying is a calculated terms in fall of Assad then they have all the excuse to invade Lebanon and Syria being governed by jihadist, off course USG and EU governments will help, they as well waiting for such moment for last 65 years since the end if Second World War. What did you think, that Angela Markell is angel, or Swedish right wing conservatism are not the member of the Neo European Mafiosi?
Israel's own General Custer in the form of Netanyahu, who lacks only the flowing golden locks and a white horse prancing in every direction, is constantly on the lookout for another country to destroy.
Just like his predecessor, the vain General, he will leave no tribe untouched if not exterminated.
Mine, all mine!
A piddle ass 60 yr bastion on occupied Palestinian land.
Never underestimate the willingness of the Zionists to have enemies to fight. They way they see it, as long as Fortress Israel stands unbreached, they can lob bombs and missiles into the disorganized masses of enemies that surround the Promised Land. In the meantime, they get rid of an organized state that could actually put some serious WMD payback on their precious hides.
And never underestimate the willingness of their bought/blackmailed politicians in the US to empower them with American blood and money.
"Israeli ambassador Michael Oren has revealed that the Israeli government has privately been seeking regime change in neighboring Syria for the past two years, since the ongoing civil war began."
I have thought so for a long time. I thought so because AIPAC has been clear, and it takes orders from Tel Aviv, and because actions of Israel were always on one side.
I took a lot of abuse in comments for saying that. I suspect I still will, that Oren's admission won't overcome determined denial.
Mark–You were right all along. When Obama received the letter signed by the Neo-cons and Zionist Zealots who cheered the Iraq war and with Douglas Feith, actually helped create the lies that helped lead to war, He probably slapped his forehead and exclaimed, "Those @*#@#*& Israelis almost rushed us into a war". Read, "Neo-cons Push Obama to go Beyond a Punitive Strike In Syria" (Mother Jones) When the NYT made the mistake of actually saying in an editorial "Israel is the 800 lb gorilla in the room", it was quickly dropped. When we had the top US government officials all saying, "This will send a message to Iran", even the most gullible started to see the Israeli movements behind the curtain. The final proof was the editorial in the Jerusalem Post that If the US doesn't attack Syria that would give Iran the courage to attack Israel, therefore Israel would be justified in launching a preemptive attack against Iran to prevent them from attacking Israel. This is the way the political crazies in both countries think, even though both countries intell states that Iran is not building nukes.
It is Israel that should be slapped down and forced to disgorge all of the occupied territories, and stop attacking or threatening or meddling in the affairs of its neighbors, and it should be forced to sign and comply with the nuclear and chemical weapons treaties, and also go it alone without any more of the subsidies that are bleeding our economy and its long term prospects. America's ally forever, and Democracy in the Middle East? My eye. With friends like it, who needs enemies?
The key word is public position. Israel recuited the murderers for thr Libya attack When thst ended Israel the sent their employees into Syria. In the diasry of Moshe Sharet the second prime minister of Israel he recoerded a meeting in 1953 which Ben Gurion was present with a plan to attack Syria Ben Gurion stted he wanted to continue his planned war with Egypt which happened on schedule in 1955. Of course in 1955 Israeli claimed the war was the result of the taking of the canal. They also failed to mention they why they were taking action on an event which had not happened.