span style=”font-size: 11pt”>Israel’s intervention is not purely altruistic. From Israel’s perspective, the Syrian regime’s deployment of armed forces into southern Syria posed a direct threat to its border. Furthermore, the Druze community within Israel, an Arabic-speaking minority that serves conspicuously in the IDF, has close kinship ties to the Syrian Druze. The outrage within Israel over the Sweida massacres quickly turned into protests blocking highways. Hundreds of Israeli Druze even crossed into Syria to defend their brethren. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, facing internal controversies, seized an opportunity to appear tough and decisive. Launching airstrikes in support of the Sweida Druze has proven popular domestically, earning him political points while signalling strength.
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Jihadist terrorists from across Syria are descending on Sweida to massacre the Druze. The fighters are often transported for free, as long as they come armed.
Where are the Western activists who claim to stand against genocide? Why is there silence on the suffering of the Druze? pic.twitter.com/Qk9uH37Vlj
— Hen Mazzig (@HenMazzig) July 18, 2025
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