The Solution To Gaza…Return To Syria!
19 November 2012By Tariq Alhomayed
Unfortunately, wars in our region have become like a
race, so each war is to cover another one. In other
words, these wars are nothing more than a move to
escape forward. Therefore what is happening in Gaza is
escaping forward, particularly in the hope of saving
al-Assad or at least ensuring that the cost of
toppling him will be greater for everybody. The
greatest architect of such wars is Iran, from the
unmanned Ayoub drone, not to mention all the attempts
in the Sinai Peninsula. When the Golan front did not
move quickly enough for al-Assad and Iran, they
resorted to the Gaza front, because this can be
inflamed far quicker, whilst it is also easier for
Israel in this regard.
For Israel, Gaza is like a punching bag that can be
used for training and muscle flexing, whilst success
in Gaza would strike several "files" in one go. In
Gaza, Tel Aviv is able to crush Hamas and embarrass
Egypt and Mursi, who will be the biggest loser in this
battle, no matter what he does. This is because if
Mursi succeeds politically he will lose his popularity
and vice versa, that is of course unless the Egyptian
president is able to pull off a political miracle that
reflects his cunning. However his choices are severely
limited. As for Israel, striking Gaza sends a strong
message to al-Assad and clips Iran's wings,
particularly in the event that there is an Israeli
strike on Iran. Above all else, Israel striking Gaza
strengthens Netanyahu's chances at the forthcoming
elections.
Very well, but what about Syria? Now, the best
solution to get out of this war – or air strikes – in
Gaza is to return to Syria, and strongly, for whoever
is responsible for the launch of the home-made rockets
in Gaza did this whilst being well aware that there is
no equivalence. The whole purpose of this was to save
al-Assad, whose days are numbered; indeed his ouster
is just around the corner! This is also a war to
distract the Arab parties, particularly as we have
seen a series of outbidding today. Therefore the Arabs
have been unable to ask the fundamental question,
namely: who incited the Gaza front? And why now? This
is an essential question, particularly as Hassan
Nasrallah is calling on the Arabs to pressure the US
to stop the aggression. So why isn't Nasrallah asking
the agents of Iran in Gaza to stop pushing the Gaza
Strip into the unknown? Why did he, and Iran, not ask
al-Assad to stop the violence against the people of
Syria? This is a series of outbidding, and everybody
is playing this game.
What I want to say here is: who knows what will
happen? The magic may turn against the magician, for
the armed Palestinian groups in Gaza, including Hamas,
do not want to continue the fighting, because they are
incapable of this, whilst Israel does not want to
prolong this aggression because it believes it has
already made achievements, and on several levels. As
for Mursi's Egypt, it does not want, nor can it bear,
this crisis; nor does the international community want
this either.
Therefore, the best way to escape from Gaza now is to
quickly return to Syria, for the Gaza fire was the
result of an al-Assad spark, and from here the magic
may turn against the magician, particularly as
everybody is convinced of the threat represented by
the al-Assad regime and the need to topple it. The
solution to Gaza is to return to Syria, and accelerate
the ouster of the criminal regime of the tyrant of
Damascus.
Tariq Alhomayed is the Editor-in-Chief of Asharq
Al-Awsat, the youngest person to be appointed that
position. He holds a BA degree in Media studies from
King Abdul Aziz University in Jeddah, and has also
completed his Introductory courses towards a Master's
degree from George Washington University in Washington
D.C. He is based in London.
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