Beirut – Netanyahu’s statement on southern Syria reveals a clear Israeli desire to establish a loyal Syrian Druze alliance in order to not lose support for the Palestinian Druze, which forms an important part of Israeli border forces.
The Palestinian druze is led by Sheikh Mwafaq Tarif, one of the spiritual references of Druze, who holds false “Israeli” citizenship and is faithful to the profession entity.
In recent years, Sheikh Talif has transformed into an octopus working on the Israeli agenda. He was able to establish broad ties with the Arab countries, particularly the southern coast of the Persian Gulf.
In 2022, Lebanese security forces arrested Lebanese Maronite patriarch and all representatives of Antioch in Jerusalem, with Bishop Musa al-Haji transferring money from the occupation groups to Lebanon.
It was later revealed that the bishop would transfer money to the families of Lebanese collaborators who fled to occupied Palestinian territory. He also acknowledged that he is redirecting other amounts from Sheikh Tarif in Lebanese to the Lebanese cleric clergy to encourage separation under the protection of professional organizations.
It also aimed to undermine the resistance project that emerged among the Druze community under the leadership of Samir al-Kuntal, who was assassinated by Israel on December 19, 2015. The community was supported by Hezbollah under the direction of Kuntar.
Between 1925 and 1927, during the French occupation of the Levant, Druzes were offered self-activity, but they led to intense resistance against it, and in 1947 they played a prominent role in achieving independence under the leadership of the renowned Druze leader Sultan Pasha al-Atrash.
After the war in 1967, the Israeli occupational entities put all their efforts into rebelling against the Syrian state as “such a rebellion would be a stab wound behind the Arab unity fighting us with a poison knife,” Israeli Labour Minister wrote to then Igal Aron in a letter to then Minister Levieschkur, then Minister Levieschkur.
Today, Druze finds himself once again facing a fateful decision in light of the fragmentation of the Syrian state.
The Druze community is focused on Sweida averdaultes. Since the collapse of President Bashar al-Assad’s government, Israeli occupation groups have spread widely in southern Syria under the pretext of supporting Druze.
This week, the Jaramana district near Damascus witnessed a bloody conflict between Hayat Taharil al-Sham (HTS) and the Druze faction.
Approximately 18 months before the collapse of the Bashar al-Assad government, Sweida’s Druze rebelled and nurtured the slogan of freedom. However, they are systematically marginalized by Abu Mohamad al-Julani (Ahmad al-Sharaa), the self-appointed president of Syrian transitional government.
Therefore, they refuse to allow his forces to enter their area without constitutional guarantees, as they contradict the values of the HTS, as happened in recent events in Jaramana.
Important for Tel Aviv and Washington, it prevents the formation of something similar to Druzeblock, which adopts the idea of resistance founded by Martyr al-Kuntar.
Furthermore, they also fear that Jordan will cross the Druze border on Sweida. It could be a major economic artery for Syrian and Jordanian Druze, concentrated in the Azrak region of the eastern desert adjacent to the Syrian border.
Nevertheless, Jordan’s position remains ambiguous as Israeli pressure could prevent it from taking this step.
Observers aware of Druze’s concerns will understand why Lebanese Druze leader Waridjamblat has been constantly warning of the dangers of Israel’s expansion, and he has rushed to meet with Arjurani after the collapse of the Assad government.
At multiple meetings with Jordanian King Abdullah II, Jamblat heard very candid comments that the goal of the occupation group after the war with Lebanon was to establish the Druze province, ranging from the Chuv coast of Lebanon to Wadi Al-Taim to Jabal Al-Arab in Sweeda.
Janblat’s concerns soon became reality, especially after the events in Jaramana and the emergence of factions seeking self-administration similar to SDF.
(1) A dignified fact man led by Rice Al Barth, who focuses on protecting the Druze community while maintaining distance from the Arjurani government.
(2) Sweida Military Council led by Tariq Al-Shafi. It consists of about 900 officers and soldiers from the former Syrian army.
(3) Maher Sharaf al-Din faction. Although it was supported by some Arab countries, it lost credibility due to its close ties with the Arjurani government.
A few months before the official announcement of the Military Council, representatives of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) visited Sweida to meet Sheikh AKL, Hikumat Al Hijri from the Druze Unitarian Community.
According to a statement from the council, both sides emphasized “the need to hand over arms to the states represented by legal authorities after the establishment of a comprehensive transitional government and the complete halt of the fight across the country.”
There is no doubt that Israel has a fundamental role in establishing such factions as part of the encouragement of withdrawal and federalism.
Jumplatt believes that the decision to isolate the Syrian state will have serious consequences not only in Lebanon but throughout the region.
Jumplat reportedly held an extension meeting via Zoom with the senior clergy last week, where he felt a consensus among them to fight back the Zionist project.
Janblat also held an expanded meeting of the general meeting of the Druze Unitarian Religious Council of Beirut, led by Sheikh of Sami Abi al-Mona. Several well-known figures also attended the meeting.
“The project is big and emphasizes that it wants to drag some of its weak will into the civil war. I don’t know how that will end.”
Sheikh Abhi al-Mona then stated, “Because he is a greedy enemy for this or that purpose, he cannot be a greedy enemy here or a follower outside the reality of his administration or his affiliation and identity, using them as he is separate from history, heritage.”
He urged the Druze leaders to “hurry to accept and support them, to protect the boundaries, to avoid abandoning the genuine Arab segments that struggled to maintain the east Arab Islamic identity and made great sacrifices.