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  • Jerusalem Post Calls for Direct Israeli Intervention to Protect Minorities in Syria

Jerusalem Post Calls for Direct Israeli Intervention to Protect Minorities in Syria
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The Israeli newspaper "Jerusalem Post" dramatically called for imposing control over the Syrian capital, Damascus, deeming this step as "the only way" to protect the Druze community and other minorities from threats posed by the new Syrian regime.

Commenting on the situation, the newspaper claimed that the Druze are facing a "massacre" at the hands of the new leadership, condemning what it described as a "hollow rhetoric" from the Israeli government, which has remained only calling on the international community to intervene to protect these communities without taking concrete steps on the ground.

The paper viewed Israeli Foreign Minister Yaakov Saar’s statements, in which he urged the international community to assume its responsibilities in protecting minorities, as a "death sentence" for the Druze—according to their words—holding the international community responsible for the failure to protect these groups.

"Jerusalem Post" added that the international community is currently preoccupied with legitimizing the extremist regime in Syria, calling on Israel to be "more aware" and to assume its responsibilities. It concluded that Israel possesses "history, military capability, and moral conscience," and that the time has come to halt the "bloodshed" and protect innocents by imposing control over southern Syria and reaching Damascus.

The newspaper clarified that controlling Damascus is not an "imperialist invasion" or an extension of imperial dominance, but rather aimed at "living, stability, and justice." It pointed out that inaction by Israel in this regard opens the door for Iran, Hezbollah, ISIS, and other extremist groups to expand in the region.

This comes amid Israel’s increased escalation, as it renewed threats of military intervention to protect the Druze, especially after intense clashes in southern Damascus between armed Druze factions and security forces. The Israeli army targeted various sites, including the town of Sahraiya in the Damascus countryside, which witnessed fierce explosions and bombings during repeated Israeli airstrikes, coinciding with the flight of warplanes and drones affiliated with the Ministry of Defense. On May 2, Israel also conducted strikes near the presidential palace in Damascus, marking a significant escalation in the military scene in the region.

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