Israeli MP Isaac Herzog, a member of the powerful Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, says that he has been contacted by members of Syria’s opposition who have assured him that they “want to be friends” with Israel.
Herzog wasn’t entirely clear which faction the opposition figures were with, but with al-Qaeda active among the rebels it seems questionable, to say the least. Herzog followed up the comments with a call to provide “non-military” aid to the rebel factions.
Herzog, who was formerly Israel’s Anti-Semitism Minister before the Labor Party split forced him into the opposition, predicted a uniquely secular revolution in Syria, saying the nation was far different from Egypt.
Despite the optimism, it seems likely that any Syrian regime to emerge out of the ongoing civil war is going to at least be at odds with Israel over the ongoing occupation of the Golan Heights, and given the history of wars between the two nations it is hard to imagine Syria’s civilian population having an upswell of pro-Israel sentiment in the wake of Assad’s ouster.
"Herzog wasn’t entirely clear which faction the opposition figures were with, but with al-Qaeda active among the rebels it seems questionable, to say the least”.
The Turkey faction, the Saudi faction, the UAE faction and Al Quaeda the CIA faction, those that are related to fractions 1- 2 and 3.
An upswing in Israeli sentiment? No probably not. But possibly sending some food and medicine can't hurt, huh?
It certainly wouldn't hurt Assad. In fact Isreali support to the rebels would have him and his generals breakdancing in the streets
Israel is friend and supporter with every major terrorists organization in the world. State build on deception, terrorism and lies can survive through terror only – till bitter end for all humanity. Zionism with its child "Israel" is the biggest Evil on Planet Earth. To humanity embarising, colonial and brutal project called "Israel" was needed so people understand what would life look like in zionists NWO….Whole World would be like "Palestine occupaid terrritory". peter czech
Uh oh! Looks like the antiwar.com crowd is going to have to support Assad! Lulz!
The West won't help the rebels enough for them to win, so they're about to be terminated by the Syrian army. Consequently, the rebels can be expected to say anything to anyone in an effort to get some help.
Ain't gonna happen. Russia, China, and Iran are all on the side of the Assad regime, and without some Libyan-style UN "no fly zone" bullsh*t, the rebels will be defeated, no matter how distressed the West gets about it.
No government in its legal form or in its sanity would want to have anything to do with Israel, not counting those that buy Israel war machinery because they are either USA or EU forced to or they are warmongering government as Israeli government is, so the only one left is terrorist groups and those whom are the illegitimate children of Saudis and UAE. Here is not the question of Supporting Assad nor any other for that matter, is simply the case of history where and when Israel been a state sponsored terrorist promoting Iranian MeK to Kurdish and even their own mossad or the IDF brutality in Gaza and elsewhere in Palestine. For last 60 years Israelis government is stealing lands from Palestinians, that alone makes the history of Israel as brutal as the Islamist fundamentalism, the feudalism Islamist groups in Libya and elsewhere.
Last night the BBC reported that the NCC, the leftist parties had split with the so call Syrian National Council because of infighting it's inability to do anything effectively.
Self-appointed revolutionaries shooting people in the streets – Homs eyewitness
Published: 01 March, 2012, 23:08
Members of the Free Syrian Army patrol an area in Qusayr, 15 kms (nine miles) from Homs (AFP Photo / STR)
People have been left without water or electricity as rebels destroy water pumps and power converters. Civilians are forced to stay inside as snipers shoot from the rooftops.
RT in Damascus managed to contact an eyewitness in Homs, who says self-proclaimed revolutionaries are killing civilians in the streets. Galina says leaving home is out of the question, as snipers “can shoot you in the back.”
“They kill both young and old. They steal people from their homes and chop them into pieces, put them in plastic bags and throw them out!”
She claims rumors are spreading of gunmen from France, Lebanon and Tunisia killing Syrians.
“They mostly kill Christians here,” she says.
Galina says people in Homs support the Assad government and want “the revolution” to be over.
Earlier reports said rebels left Homs under pressure from Assad’s forces, but threatened to retaliate.
The delusions of the Zionists reach new heights. It must be really lonely for the warmongers in Isreal.