by Dr. Edy Cohen
-- tens of thousands of Palestinians are apparently fighting on behalf of the Syrian dictator
Over the past century,
various Palestinian leaders have fostered alliances that were either
unsuccessful or not particularly useful to them.
Take the alliance
formed by the grand mufti of Jerusalem during the British mandate
period, Hajj Amin al-Husseini, who during World War II supported Adolf
Hitler and the Third Reich. Al-Husseini hoped the Germans would win the
war and Hitler would become fuhrer of the Middle East. After the Nazis
lost the war, however, the West did not forgive al-Husseini, which
severely damaged the Palestinian cause for over two decades.
Palestine Liberation
Organization leader Yasser Arafat erred in 1990 when he supported Iraq
in its invasion of Kuwait. Palestinian public support for the invasion
led to a great deal of suffering for hundreds of thousands of
Palestinians then living in Kuwait and the Persian Gulf, who paid the
price for Arafat's support of the tyrannical Saddam Hussein.
Today, Palestinian
Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is maintaining ambiguity regarding the
Syrian war, taking pains to avoid denouncing or supporting the regime
of Syrian President Bashar Assad. It appears Abbas has learned from
history. However, tens of thousands of Palestinians are apparently
fighting on behalf of the Syrian dictator, even sacrificing their lives
for him. These Palestinians, who went to live in Syria in recent
decades, are helping slaughter the Syrian people fighting for their
freedom. The guest has turned murderer.
Among the Palestinians,
the most fervent Assad supporters belong to the Popular Front for the
Liberation of Palestine's General Command, led by Ahmed Jibril. The
organization is headquartered in Damascus and consists of thousands of
fighters; Jibril's loyalty to the Assad regime has never wavered. His
fighters are taking part in the war effort, even against their own
people, their own flesh and blood. In one example, when Assad's army
laid siege to the Yarmouk refugee camp, it was Jibril's fighters who
provided the regime with intelligence information and ground support.
Liwa al-Quds ("the
Jerusalem Brigade") was formed in 2013 and operates in the Aleppo
sector. It comprises three battalions: the Lions of al-Quds; Deterrence;
and the Lions of al-Shahba, named after an area in Aleppo. The brigade
was established by Palestinian engineer Muhammad al-Sa'eed, also known
as "The Engineer." Since 2013, it has taken part in every campaign in
Aleppo, mostly with Russian coordination and support. Some of its
fighters have even been awarded citations by the Russian army for their
successful actions in Aleppo, including its recent liberation. The
brigade receives directives from Assad's army and even fights alongside
Hezbollah and Iranian forces against other rebel groups and Islamic
State. Although the precise number of fighters in its ranks is unclear,
estimates put the number in the several thousands. Assad's army sends
the brigade to the front lines, which is why it has sustained a majority
of the casualties: Since 2013, some 300 of its fighters have been
killed and 600 have been wounded.
Another Palestinian
faction fighting for Assad is the Galilee Forces or Galilee Brigade --
the military wing of the Palestinian Youth Return Movement led by Fadi
al-Mallah, also known as Abu al-Fidaa. It was formed in May 2011, around
the outbreak of the Syrian uprising, in the Khan Danon refugee camp in
southern Damascus. The organization's goal is to fight for Assad, whose
money has helped al-Mallah recruit hundreds of Palestinian fighters.
At present, thousands
of Palestinians are fighting in Syria on behalf of Assad. Many
Palestinian leaders have stood on the wrong side of history and on the
wrong side of morality, particularly those waging war on the beleaguered
people of Syria. These Palestinians were taken in and trained by the
Syrian people, who gave them funding, shelter and protection. Today
these guests are slaughtering those very people.
For whatever reason,
the international community, which only becomes distraught when
discussing the "poor Palestinians in Israel," ignores this fact just as
it ignores the genocide taking place in Syria, mere kilometers from the
Israeli border, perpetrated with the help of Palestinians.
Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_opinion.php?id=18065
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