Take this with a grain of salt. One of leaders of the Syrian opposition Nofal Al-Dawalibi claims the Syrian people are open to peace with Israel. He claims they are tired of conflict and just want to move on. I feel this is a trick. They may hate Assad, Iran and Hizb’Allah more than Israel now. Plus their idea of peace if more of a Hudna. This is also a case of the enemy of my enemy is my friend and to win points with Americans.
In an unprecedented interview with Israel Radio, Nofal Al-Dawalibi, a Syrian opposition leader and son of former two-time Syrian prime minister Maarouf Al-Dawalibi, said that the Syrian people want peace, including with Israel, and seek stability after the ongoing bloodshed.
The interview comes against a background of decades of overt Syrian hostility to Israel, and shatters a taboo of Syrian representatives in any forum talking openly with Israelis. At international events, Syrian leaders have always sought to ensure that Israeli journalists are kept out of their press conferences, and ignored questions from Israeli reporters on the rare occasions when Israelis did manage to address them directly. Israeli journalists are never granted visas to enter Syria.
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Dawalibi’s interview marked the potential beginning of a change from that mindset, should the Syrian opposition struggle prevail. When asked about the “fear that many Israelis have” that Islamic forces may occupy the political vacuum in Syria if Assad falls — and what effect that would have on Syria’s relationship with Israel — Dawalibi replied that the Syrian people do not want any more fighting. Syrian civilians have been left out of the political process for over 40 years and they only want peace, he added.
If I was Israel, I would not trust them. The Syrian opposition is led mostly by the Muslim Brotherhood and AL-Qaeda. They may want peace with Israel now. Once Assad is removed and they go after Hizb’Allah, Israel could well be their next target. Never trust the word of Islamists.
John McCain and his Girlfriend Ms. Lindsey Graham will welcome this news and use it to push for US intervention in Syria. These 2 clowns are suckers.
