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    1. SpartanOf2012 on

      SS: Completely reneging out its previous [promises](https://www.reuters.com/graphics/SYRIA-SECURITY/MAPS/myvmbxdgwpr/#israels-move-into-golan-heights-demilitarised-zone) to only maintain a temporary presence in the Syrian portion of the Golan Heights buffer zone, Israel takes a note from Putin’s playbook of “might makes right” and strikes [Syrian military sites](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/world/middleeast/israel-strikes-syria.html) south of Damascus after President al-Shara demanded a withdrawal from internationally recognized Syrian territory.

      Netanyahu’s Israel claims that these attacks and demands for an entirely demilitarized zone from Damascus to the Golan Heights is to [protect the ethnic Druze](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgenz02lp8o.amp) in the region from potential Islamist violence, despite [previous reassurances from President al-Shara](https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/syrias-de-facto-ruler-reassures-minorities-meets-lebanese-druze-leader-2024-12-22/) that Druze communities will be both protected and enfranchised in his new government. In a time where Syria is in a weak and battered state, attempting to recover from a decade long civil war and ethnic tension, Netanyahu’s Israel is continuing to capitalize on tragedy to secure geopolitical goals while the Israeli public [timidly push for his resignation](https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/poll-63-of-israeli-public-wants-netanyahu-to-resign/).

      Edit: spelling and grammar

    2. Cannot-Forget on

      I have a suggestion, how about Syria try to finally formally recognize Israel and it’s borders and ask for normalization and peace?

      Or is Israel supposed to do nothing while Syria’s official stance for Israel is war? Is the fate of Israelis to just wait for yet another enemy to slaughter their people once they gather enough material and motivation?

      for the foreseeable future, Israel will be taking a very proactive approach to their defense. Anyone who doesn’t like it can end the war and finally recognize Israel and agree to peace.

    3. clydewoodforest on

      I’m conflicted on this one. Obviously it’s morally wrong – a violation of Syrian sovereignty and a bullying exercise of Israel’s vastly greater power. But geopolitics is rarely about what is right. Is it *smart*? Is Israel carving out a buffer zone that will make it more secure; or sowing the seeds for further conflict? How is a chaotic, balkanized Syria supposed to avoid becoming another Lebanon and a hotbed for Islamist terror? And won’t this strengthen Turkey, who are possibly going to be Israel’s most significant adversary in the coming decades?

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