The Israeli establishment’s public declaration is that Assad as the main enemy. However, I believe the principal reason the Assad family has been anti-Israel is to placate its rabidly anti-semitic Sunni Arab majority. The idea that putting that majority in charge will moderate their views is probably a risky one. And yet, Israel is between a rock and a hard place. Championing Syria’s Alawites will cause Sunni Arabs in Jordan and Egypt to hate Israel even more, perhaps triggering changes in their toleration for arming the Palestinians. Its best course of action is probably a hands-off approach, and perhaps hyper-secretive back channel assistance to Assad if he falters.
No matter what one feels about anything else, please explain how ANYONE would team up with those lunatic child killing monsters of ISIS?
Wow. I finally see someone who understands Syrian situation as it is. On the other hand , you can’t expect Israel to back Assad in any form. Israel don’t see ISIS as any serious threat comparing to secular Arab governments and ISIS is viewed as a tool to undermine them. Israel probably has some reasons to think this way but I believe it is a dangerous blunder on their part.
Hands off has always been the best approach as long as muzzies are killing muzzies-—dry up the virgin supply. But this bunch of turncoats that we were helping to train in Jordan should be on the target end of a B-52 training mission.
Israeli response: We can't do it cuz we don't have the capability. The U.S. has to help, needs to do it, etc...
But Israeli government(s) apparently has/have had the capability to support the Khomeinist regime as far back as Iran-Iraq war against Saddam. Don't ask for evidence because those Israelis I'm talking about know already.