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Israeli FM: Alawite massacre shows Israel took the right approach to Syria

‘They were jihadists and remained jihadists, even if some of their leaders have put on suits,’ Sa’ar said

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Israel's foreign minister, Gideon Sa'ar, speaks at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem on November 10, 2024.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar defended Israel’s cautious approach to the new Syrian government and its leader, former Al-Qaida member Ahmed al-Sharaa, in a Knesset speech on Monday, citing the regime’s mass killings of members of the country’s Alawite...

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