The secret of Tel Aviv's abuse of Syrian minorities; Will southern Syria be divided?

According to Ashura News, quoted by Mehr News Agency: In the final months of 2024, a major change occurred in Syria's geopolitics with the collapse of the Assad political regime. Syria, as a country that has witnessed many fluctuations in recent years, faced a regime change phenomenon this time with the support of foreign countries and in just a few days. During this process, Abu Muhammad al-Julani, the leader of the terrorist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, came to power. From the very beginning of the change in the political regime in Syria, the Zionist regime widely targeted the country's military targets. Tel Aviv also accelerated its penetration into the strategic depth of Syrian territory by controlling areas of the Golan.

Netanyahu and his allies are trying to exploit the prevailing conditions in Syria to pave the way for the country's disintegration so that they can have full access to northern Iraq. Accordingly, in the rest of this note, we will try to address the Israeli regime's actions in Syria and its long-term goals in supporting the Druze to achieve a form of political independence.

Is the Zionist regime seeking to change the northern borders?

The Zionist regime’s support for the Druze became apparent after the start of the conflict between the terrorists of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and the Druze armed men. After the escalation of tension between the two sides in southern Syria, Netanyahu and Katz officially announced that they consider defending the rights of the Druze to be one of their goals! Also, the Zionist authorities offered work and salaries to gain the trust of the Druze living in the southern regions of Syria. The Zionist regime, which is looking for a weakened Syria at this time, considers the division of this land to be desirable for advancing its policies; because controlling the southern regions of Syria, such as Jabal al-Shams and Jabal al-Arab, will pave the way for realizing the “David Corridor.”

If the corridor envisioned by Tel Aviv is realized, the areas under the control of the Zionist regime will reach the borders of Shiite Iraq. Therefore, creating allies, even if temporary, for the Zionists could pave the way for widespread changes in southern Syria and advance Tel Aviv's economic goals in the future. The security threat posed by the Zionist regime's army forces in Quneitra, Sweida, Daraa, and even the Germana area on the outskirts of Damascus shows how serious the Zionist regime's plan is for the future of Syria.

In addition, providing the necessary ground for the division of southern Syria would allow the Zionists to create a kind of buffer zone between themselves and Syria. Such an event, rather than defending the rights of the Druze, would allow the Zionists to significantly reduce some of their security concerns regarding threats arising from the geography of Syria.

Previously, during the Syrian civil war, the forces of the Resistance Axis, with their active presence in this area, did not allow the Zionist regime's army to advance in the Golan Heights and would react quickly if they crossed the "red lines". Now, after the change of political regime in Syria, Netanyahu has found the audacity to withdraw from the 1974 agreement and occupy the entire Golan Heights, especially the Hermon Heights. In such circumstances, the terrorist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which has now seized power in Syria, is faced with two very difficult or complicated options. First, choosing the option of war and entering into battle with the Zionist regime without having strategic weapons, and second, moving towards peace and joining the Abraham Accords as the only remaining path to restoring the territorial integrity of Syria!

Druze minority’s vigilance against the Zionist regime’s conspiracy

The Rossiya Al-Youm website wrote in a report on the reaction of the Syrian Druze to the recent statements of the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in support of them: Netanyahu’s request to support this tribe has provoked negative reactions among them. Although they are not satisfied with the current situation in Syria, they continue to emphasize their Syrian identity and support for their country. The Druze are aware that the Zionist regime is seeking to fish from the muddy waters of Syria. Sheikh Adham Abdul-Haq, a resident of the city of Sweida, emphasized that the Zionist regime says one thing and does the opposite in secret. This regime seeks to realize its own interests and divide Syria. Dr. Melham Rashed in the suburbs of Damascus also emphasized that the Druze minority has roots in Syria and no one can target it.

Saar's Doctrine for the Partition of Syria

Gideon Saar, the leader of the Zionist regime's "New Hope" party, who recently began to rebuild his political relations with Netanyahu, officially announced after his appointment as Foreign Minister that the Zionist regime will defend the rights of all minorities in the region, especially the Kurds! These statements are made at a time when the countries of the Eastern Arab region, namely Lebanon, Syria and Iraq, are facing one of the most complex political and security situations since their establishment. In the meantime, the extensive military aid from the United States to the Zionists has given Tel Aviv the opportunity to plan for changing the map of the region under the name of "Greater Middle East".

After the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, the Kurdish issue has been one of the most challenging ethnic issues in the region. The Zionist regime is one of the actors that intends to pave the way for the partition of Syria, especially the southern part of the country, by declaring apparent support for minorities such as the Kurds and the Druze. This means that the Zionists are dreaming of the division of Syria.

The Zionists in the current situation are not only not seeking to create security in Syria and establish stability in the crisis-ridden country, but they also consider the existence of a weakened and crisis-ridden Syria to be the best opportunity to advance their predetermined plans. The more dependent and weaker the government based in Syria is than in the past, the easier it will be for Tel Aviv to be present there; because firstly, it will prevent the establishment of communication routes between Iran and the axis of resistance, and secondly, regional players will no longer be able to use Syria as a trump card in foreign equations. On the other hand, with the fragmentation of Syria, the possibility of the Zionist regime's dominance over parts of the Golan and strategic areas increases.