Med Israel for fred - Danmark (@miffdk)
Kirsten Christensen (@KirstenJensine)
Anne Fogel (@annefogel)
Med Israel for fred - Danmark (@miffdk)
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Anne Fogel (@annefogel)
RT @RawaneOsmane (Rawan Osman روان عثمان): Condemning Israel for getting involved in Syria is crazy. I am watching the news in the West and in the Arab World and it is incredibly frustrating. Here are my two cents as a Syrian advocate of Israel: 1. On the division within the Druze community: Indeed, the Druze community in Syria is divided — not just politically, but existentially. Some Druze refuse to place any trust in Al-Julani, seeing him as a former jihadist whose hands are far from clean, especially given his role in persecuting minorities in northwestern Syria. Others, however, have adopted a more pragmatic stance. Faced with a deteriorating situation and a lack of viable alternatives, they are willing to take a calculated risk — what you might call a leap of faith — in the hope of preserving what remains of their communities. It’s not about ideological alignment; it’s about survival. In the chaos of post-Assad Syria, even those who deeply mistrust Al-Julani recognize that compromise may be the only path left. 2. On Israel’s actions in Syria and Iran, and the Western response: Of course, diplomacy is always the preferable route — no responsible actor rushes toward war. But what the West consistently fails to understand is the culture, urgency, and stakes in the Middle East. The diplomatic frameworks applied in Brussels or New York often do not account for the brutal realities of the region. Diplomacy has failed repeatedly. It failed to deter Hezbollah, which bombarded Israel with rockets for nearly a year. It has failed to halt Iran’s nuclear ambitions — despite endless talks and incentives, the Islamic Republic continues its pursuit of a nuclear weapon. Israel understands that words alone cannot stop missiles or extremists. That is why it acted — in Syria and in Iran — not only in self-defense, but out of a moral obligation to protect its own citizens and the minority communities that trust it, including the Israeli Druze whose kin were under immediate threat across the border. The criticism Israel faces for these interventions often ignores this moral and strategic calculus. 3. On the Druze crossing the border and Western inaction: One cannot simply compare the Middle East to the West — the cultural frameworks are vastly different. In the West, the notion of physically joining a battlefield to defend one’s kin across a border seems almost unimaginable. But in the Middle East, tribal and familial loyalties are still paramount. For Druze officers in the IDF, watching their families being attacked in Syria is not a distant geopolitical issue — it’s deeply personal. These officers have committed to defend the Jewish state, and in turn, they expect — rightly — that the Jewish state will stand by them in their hour of need. This is a cultural bond rooted in loyalty, honor, and shared sacrifice. When hundreds of young Druze men crossed the border to help their people, it wasn’t a stunt. It was a testament to what solidarity still means in this part of the world. 4. On Al-Julani No, the world has not forgotten the crimes of jihadists like Al-Julani. But geopolitics often involves difficult compromises. The effort to dislodge the Assad regime, a key Iranian ally and a linchpin in the Tehran-Hezbollah supply route , became an overriding priority. In that context, Al-Julani emerged not necessarily as the best option, but as the least destabilizing one. Let’s be clear: Al-Julani didn’t rise purely on merit. He was backed — selected, even — through regional arrangements that saw him as someone who could offer order, if not justice. In recent years, he has tried to rebrand himself as a local governor rather than a jihadist warlord. But the situation remains volatile. Many of his former fighters — foreign and local jihadists — no longer follow his command. If he can rein them in, or neutralize them, he might become a functional, if controversial, leader in a deeply fragmented Syria. It’s a tactical gamble, not a moral endorsement. #Syria #Sweida #Druze #السويداء
Kirsten Christensen (@KirstenJensine)
RT @samurai_611 (Giulia): 🔴 URGENT HUMANITARIAN APPEAL – SUWEIDA, SYRIA 🔴 A silent genocide is unfolding. While the Syrian regime pretends to withdraw, death squads, disguised militias, and criminal gangs are terrorizing Druze civilians — starving them, killing them, and cutting them off from aid. This is systematic extermination by proxy — no uniforms, no airstrikes, no accountability. 🚨 Hundreds of thousands are at risk. 🚨 Children are dying from starvation. 🚨 The world believes it’s “random violence” — it’s not. 📢 We demand: •Media exposure of the proxy war tactics •International recognition of these acts as terrorism •Immediate humanitarian aid corridors •Accountability for crimes against humanity ✍️ Shared by Ziad Dabour, Israeli Druze citizen & eyewitness to the atrocities. #Suweida #Druze #HumanRights #StopTheGenocide #Syria #WarCrimes #HumanitarianCrisis
