Why We Must Change The Narrative On Syria

Shahak's analysis shed a light on events which pursued the failure of "Oranim" as outlined in The Syria Imperative .    Israel continues to pursue its grand strategy, using a different tactic given its awareness of, and its familiarity with the strengths of the Syrian army -   an army which must be disrupted from within given Israel's 1982 failure to do so.   And this is the primary reason for arming terrorists posing as "opposition".

It is not without irony that Netanyahu has recently admitted that he does not rule out arming Syrian rebels , given Israel's age-old tactic of arming minorities or rebels and cultivating dissent and chaos (such as the Anya Nya in Sudan , later the Sudanese People Liberation Army (SPLA), and the leader of the Sudanese rebels, John Garang armed by Israel   from neighboring countries).   This is a scenario being repeated in Syria.  

Paradoxically,   the [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) who are today on a mission to secure Israel's vision (with a nod from Washington)   by arming rebels and undermining Syria, were all in favor of securing Syria in 2003 when they told Washington: "We think the threat to Syria should stop. We don't think Syria wants a war or to escalate any situation. We reject any infringement of Syria's security." [iv]    There is no end to their duplicity.  

Amos Yadlin, the outgoing military intelligence chief warned the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee in November 2010 that Israel's next war   would take longer and be fought on more fronts.     Yaldin warned that Syria in particular,   posed a greater military obstacle to Israel than at any time in the past three decades .   It would appear that   the Syria unrest has allayed his concerns.    The Syrian forces which put up such a resistance in 1982, are now engaged fighting terrorists, while the world is being told that they are the violators.   Perhaps Netanyahu's plan will succeed where Sharon's Oranim failed.

Regardless, it is important to change the accepted narrative about Syrian uprisings.    Given the decades lone demonization of Iran, it may be more palatable to associate the fueling of unrest in Syria point to a "weaker' Iran, but let there be no mistake -   Syria today is in turmoil in order to promote Israel's grand strategy -- even as the perpetrator -- Israel,   plays the victim and   warns of chemical weapons use by Assad's regime, demanding intervention.      "Evil requires the sanction of the victim."   Ayn Rand.

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