Saying they feel a “commitment to the Druze population,” the Israeli military has made a previously unheard of pledge to support the village of Khader, Syria. They say they will not allow the village, under government control, to fall to the Nusra Front.
Nusra Front, an al-Qaeda affiliate, carried out a bombing in the village Friday, killing at least nine people and wounding a number of others. Nusra issued a statement saying they also clashed with local pro-government forces.
While Israel has regularly gotten itself insinuated into the Syrian War, particularly in the Golan area, this is the first time they’re doing so in support of a government-held territory, and against Islamist rebels. Generally speaking, Israel has made it a priority to support Islamists over the Syrian government.
Violence by Islamist rebels against Syria’s Druze minority has been controversial within Israel, which has its own Druze minority, and this appears to have convinced Israel to change its position, at least in this one village’s case.
“Generally speaking, Israel has made it a priority to support Islamists over the Syrian government.”
Until the Islamists lost.
Now Israel uses what is available, Kurds where there are Kurds, and Druze where there are Druze. They are still using them for the same goals, Israeli control of Syrian territory.
Funny how it’s always the losing side suddenly finding itself out of opportunistic allies. What is perceived as weak and unable to counter effectively keeps finding itself in the cross-hairs. “because they can” — so forget about “humanitarian reasons” here, otherwise the Palestinians would not still live, mostly robbed of a meaningful future, security and economy.
Agree. Once they get into Syria they won’t be leaving.
The USA seems not to know who it supports, so Israel can do the same.
United States has consistently supported the most violent head choppers every where and every time . It has been U.S. policy to support traveling extremist Jihadist for regime change where ever we can . We furnished the U.S.air force for AlQaida in Yugoslavia and Libya . Who knows maybe even we will in Niger too .Our U.S. armed buddies Al Nusra attack the Druse in Syria . While our Israeli buddies are helping the druse .Our government doesn’t even know we have troops fighting in Niger until some soldiers turned up dead . You can’t possibly expect them to know which side we are fighting on when very often we are fighting on both sides at the same time . Its no wonder we are going broke supporting both sides in every war Instead of increasing defense spending we should cut in half and than just maybe we might win a war .