Kassioun Editorial 1257: Trump and Netanyahu Will Both Be Gone… Golan is Syrian, and Will Remain So!

As of the time of writing this article, no official Syrian response has been issued to Trump’s statements. Reactions were limited to expressing thanks to Trump for lifting Caesar sanctions on Syria. That is, gratitude, it seems, for what appears to be a cessation of US economic harm to the Syrian people. From the outset, those sanctions only aimed to weaken Syria as a whole and the Syrian people in general. In reality, those who suffered were the overwhelming majority of Syrians, while the Assad authority and its major profiteers were always able to circumvent the sanctions—and even benefit from them—by entrenching plundering and control.

In addition to the fundamental assertion that Golan is occupied Syrian land, whether Trump wants to or not, the following can be noted in this regard:

First: Attention must be paid to the non-coincidental simultaneity of three decisions taken by Trump concerning Syria. Alongside ending the “Caesar” sanctions, Trump reaffirmed his decision to “grant” the Syrian Golan to “Israel” and banned Syrians from entering the US. These three decisions are interconnected facets of a single issue and a single policy, and they should be understood only as such.

Second: The US—whether under Trump, Biden, or anyone else—has proven that it has only one ally in our region: “Israel”. Under no circumstances can it be an ally to Syria. Rather, it is hostile to us all—as a society, as political forces, and as a state. The very existence of Syria as a stable, independent geopolitical unit runs counter to US strategies across the board. What is sought is precisely the opposite: explosion and division—not merely to blow Syria apart, but to turn it into a detonator for the entire region, especially Turkey, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt, extending all the way to Iran—in an attempt to encircle rising global powers: China, Russia, India, and the Shanghai/BRICS alliance as a whole.

Third: The open, explicit, and brazen violation of international law regarding the occupied Syrian Golan carries profound significance for Washington’s stance on international law, state sovereignty, and the independence of peoples. This is clearly reflected in the ignorant, arrogant view presented by US officials about our country, when they portray it as nothing more than a collection of tribes, clans, and sects, possessing neither historical identity nor culture. The aim, of course, is to lay the “intellectual” groundwork for processes of fragmentation, division, and internal conflict, pushed along ethnic, religious, and sectarian lines.

Fourth: The importance of Golan in this context is not merely symbolic or patriotic. What is required is to break the legal and political status of Syria’s borders and to attempt to entrench that break. This would open the door to a complete redefinition of borders, ultimately placing Syria’s very existence as a state on the discussion table—toward its division and destruction. Therefore, holding tight to our right to Golan is not defending Golan alone; it is defending every inch of Syria—north, east, west, and south.

American-“Israeli” arrogance—unfortunately accompanied by the degeneration and submission of a significant segment of domestic “elites”—is merely the tip of the iceberg. Economic, military, political, and cultural realities across the world clearly indicate that the Americans, along with their regional ally and the Europeans, are living through a violent historical decline on all levels. The inertia of power, dominance, and brutality now visible on the surface are remnants of a crumbling, retreating force. It will not be long before they dissipate and new realities emerge.

In this context, we reiterate what we previously stated in an earlier Kassioun editorial: “Those who endure will prevail; those who give up will be defeated”. This was true yesterday and remains true today—perhaps even more so.

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