Syria’s violent jihadist leader Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, who changed his name to Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa to fool gullible Westerners into thinking he changed his views and goals along with his name, is still the same ruthless jihadist he always was —from his days leading Jabhat al-Nusra/Al-Nusra Front. In a situation similar to that of the Taliban in Afghanistan, al-Jolani is eyeing Western humanitarian aid, which he will no doubt use to advance (and strengthen) his Sharia mission, as he works with Muslim Brotherhood-supporting Turkey and Qatar.
Al-Jolani’s jihadist thugs continue to persecute the Druze community, along with other minorities.
“Israel’s Druze leader urges international protection for Syrian minorities,” The Tribune, May 5, 2025:
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 5 (ANI/TPS): Speaking at a conference on Israeli security and the Druze in Akko on Monday, Sheikh Muafak Tarif, spiritual leader of Israel’s Druze community, called on the international community to protect Syrian minorities from radical Islamists.
“After October 7 and after what Hezbollah did, Israel cannot allow extremist terror groups to be on its northern border,” Tarif said.
Tarif urged the international community to help Syria move beyond its political deadlock and establish a democratic government inclusive of its diverse ethnic groups, which he said could eventually lead to peace with Israel. He highlighted the plight of the Druze in Syria, noting that “a thousand foreign ISIS fighters” openly reject the Druze as part of Syria.
Tarif stressed that while Israeli Druze do not seek to interfere in Syria’s politics, they are committed to defending Druze communities.
He lamented that international aid for the Druze has yet to materialize. Separately, Tarif emphasized that “above all,” the immediate priorities must be the return of Israeli hostages from Gaza and an end to the war.
Sectarian violence in the Damascus area has continued between Islamic gunmen linked to the regime of President Ahmed al-Sharaa and local Druze. Forty-two Druze are said to have been killed in more than a week of clashes. Israel launched warning strikes on Wednesday and Friday including near the compound of the Turkish-backed al-Sharaa….
Rick Gordon says
He should be invited to speak at the UN by the Israeli ambassador – not that the UN will do anything – but that the world hears about the Druze community and their situation in Syria.
Wellington says
Every Druze should realize that Israel will protect the Druze far more than any Muslim nation will. This serves as a testimony to Israel and as a condemnation of the Islamic world as a whole.
But all of which will be lost on many. Too many.