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2024-12-09 Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Israeli officials: Early to assess Assad fall’s impact since many rebels ‘are basically al-Qaeda’
[IsrelTimes] Explaining Israel’s approach to the end of the Bashir al-Assad regime in Syria, an Israeli official tells The Times of Israel that it’s too early to say exactly what the dramatic development means for the Jewish state.

"At the moment, the Iranian regime has been significantly weakened," says the official. "But many of the rebels are basically al-Qaeda."
and tools of NATO Ally Erdogan
"The historic events are a chain reaction to the pounding of Hamas
..a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth",...
, the decimation of Hezbollah and, most importantly, the targeting of Nasrallah and exposing Iran’s vulnerability," a second official, from the Prime Minister’s Office, says. "Israel wants peace with all those who truly want peace with Israel."

For now, Israel is trying to limit its involvement so that it can focus on Iran, explains the first official.
Posted by trailing wife 2024-12-09 2024-12-09 02:03|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11154 views ]  Top
 File under: Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (al-Nusra) 

#1 What are the implications for peace in the Middle East?
Posted by Skidmark 2024-12-09 08:33||   2024-12-09 08:33|| Front Page Top

#2 ^^ None, Skidmark.
Posted by Mullah Richard 2024-12-09 08:41||   2024-12-09 08:41|| Front Page Top

#3 Biden Claims Credit for Toppling Assad
Posted by Skidmark 2024-12-09 08:48||   2024-12-09 08:48|| Front Page Top

#4 Strong men fall but it usually turns out that only the ‘strongman’ system works in those circumstances. When they fall there is chaos or a worse strongman.
Posted by Glenmore 2024-12-09 12:01||   2024-12-09 12:01|| Front Page Top

#5 ^Yea, but - unlike his dad - Assad is a p*ssy.
Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-12-09 12:18||   2024-12-09 12:18|| Front Page Top

#6 Once again the CIA has helped topple a dicktatter only to put in something insanely worse.

Part of the next forbidden news will be Christians being massacred.
Posted by Woodrow 2024-12-09 19:01||   2024-12-09 19:01|| Front Page Top

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