Israel Matzav

'Israeli Arabs' for Assad

A conference of 'Israeli Arabs' in Haifa on Saturday came out in support of Bashar al-Assad.

Hundreds of Israeli Arabs and Golan Heights Druze took part Saturday in a conference of solidarity with the Syrian government held in a Haifa theater.

Participants in the event claimed that the state of affairs in Syria is in fact a conspiracy led by the United States, Israel and Arab states. The conference was organized by the Popular Committee for Syria's Victory.

Knesset Member Issam Makhoul, who also took part in the conference, told Ynet: "The event was held in order to reject the conspiracy taking shape against Syria, with the US leading this move along with Qatar and Saudi Arabia. They wish to sow terror within Syria and hold the regime accountable."

While many Syrians might be willing to delude themselves that what Makhoul said is true, I doubt that most of them would agree with this statement:

Conference participant Muhammad Ouda also dismissed the possibility that President Bashar Assad is killing his own citizens.

"The whole world needs to understand that the Syrian regime can't be killing its own people," he said.

I wonder how many Syrians are still foolish enough to believe that.

Labels: Bashar al-Assad, Israeli Arab, Syrian uprising

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 9:53 AM