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The Israel Lobby’s Role in Pushing for Regime Change in Syria
The ‘Humanitarian’ Road to Damascus
Pro-Israel Groups Outline U.S. Options to Assist Syrian Opposition
By Maidhc Ó Cathail
November 12, 2011
On November 8, the Foreign Policy Initiative and the Foundation for Defense of Democracies jointly issued a discussion paper that outlines “policy options for the United States and like-minded nations to further assist the anti-regime Syrian opposition.” Entitled “Towards a Post-Assad Syria,” the paper advocates imposing “crippling sanctions” on the Assad government, providing assistance to Syrian opposition groups, and imposing no-fly/no-go zones in Syria.
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Sanctioning Syria
The Long Road to Damascus
By Maidhc Ó Cathail
November 16, 2011
In 1996, an Israeli think tank, the Institute for Advanced Strategic and Political Studies, prepared “A Clean Break: A New Strategy for Securing the Realm” for incoming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In that seminal report, the Richard Perle-led study group suggested that Israel could “shape its strategic environment, in cooperation with Turkey and Jordan, by weakening, containing, and even rolling back Syria.” Comprised mainly of American-based pro-Israel advocates, the group stressed, “Most important, it is understandable that Israel has an interest supporting diplomatically, militarily and operationally Turkey’s and Jordan’s actions against Syria, such as securing tribal alliances with Arab tribes that cross into Syrian territory and are hostile to the Syrian ruling elite.”
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Who will watch the watchdog?
The pro-Israel NGO behind NATO’s war on Libya is targeting Syria
By Maidhc Ó Cathail
December 10, 2011
On December 2, the Geneva-based UN Watch welcomed that day’s “strong condemnation” of Syria by a UN Human Rights Council emergency session, and its establishment of a special rapporteur to monitor the situation there following what it called “a global campaign to create the post by a coalition of prominent democracy dissidents and human rights groups” led by UN Watch itself. The non-governmental organization, whose self-appointed mandate is “to monitor the performance of the United Nations by the yardstick of its own Charter,” expressed regret, however, that the UNHRC resolution “paid special deference” to Syria’s “territorial integrity” and “political independence,” decrying the provision as “a clear jab at NATO’s intervention in Libya, and a pre-emptive strike against the principle of the international community’s responsibility to protect civilians under assault.”
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See also:
- Foreign Policy: Israel partisans (and a few token turncoat Arabs) consider Syria next steps
- The Regime Change, Inc. sandstorm mistakenly dubbed the ‘Arab Spring’
- B[elated] Broadcasting Corporation reports on ‘UK’s secret mission to beat Gaddafi’ — Silent on not-so-secret mission to beat Assad
- Outside Meddling Fuels Syria Fire
- A Response to Raimondo’s ‘Arab Spring’ Surprise Claim
- NGOs in Egypt: Promoting Democracy or Destabilization?
- The Nobel Peace Prize laureate who persuaded Bush to invade Iraq
- Balochistan: The Next Pro-Israel ‘Humanitarian’ Project?
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