Not For Syrians

Rami Makhlouf, said it. “If there is no stability here, there’s no way there will be stability in Israel.” He also said that policies were formulated as “a joint decision.” Although the interview is obviously intended for American policy makers this will definitely have resounding effects in Syria.

So why are those two comments of importance to what is happening in Syria?

As I mentioned earlier in previous posts, one of the main reasons why the regime has wide support in Syria was because it opposed any peace deal with Israel that wasn't a comprehensive peace with all Arab countries involved. It also gained Syrians support for its support for resistance groups against Israel in the region. Mr. Rami goes publicly and declares that there is a link between the Stability in Syria and Israel. This shows that in reality, the regime has been securing Israels' stability and continuously lying to its people about being at the forefront of resistance against the Zionist state. How can you be resisting and at war with Israel, and then talk about its stability?

So when dissidents of the regime and those opposing it say that "not one bullet has been fired in the Golan since 1973 to free the Syrian Golan, and they (the regime) claim to be part of the resistance axis in the region"; and "the regime has sold the Golan just like it sold Iskandaron" then when you reflect on what Mr. Rami says you find that those accusations are true.

The regime has always tried to pretend that nothing happens and no decisions are made outside government institutions. That all decisions have to be taken within those specialized institutions to deal with the different issues the country is facing. This charade has been conducted very recently when the no longer legitimate president of Syria announced that there will be reform, where excuses such as dissolving cabinet, and bureaucratic measures for applying reforms such as lifting emergency laws, has been used to delay applying those reforms and win time in the hopes that the crises will end with time.

So when Mr. Rami says that policies are "formulated as a joint decision" that eliminates the role of the entire government. A government that is only up there to delude the people that there is a government and that this country is ruled by the law and institutions rather than a clan or a family. Some may say a mafia.

What Rami Makhlouf has said was not intended to be heard by Syrians. What he said resembles the truth about the regime. He has basically admitted, defended and is proud of everything, what the protesters are saying is wrong with the regime. He said the regime will fight. The regime will fight for its survival against the will of the Syrian people and against the legitimate demands of the people. The masks have finally fallen.