Since the outbreak of the Syrian revolution 2011, the United States and the Zionist entity have followed overlapping but different agendas in Syria, dictated by long -term strategic goals, regional competitions, and variable geopolitical dynamics.
In the essence of this overlap lies a broader project, which is to weaken Syria as a unified and sovereign country, and to ensure that no regional or global actor is able to challenge the American-Israeli regime in the Middle East.
Since the United States gives priority to geopolitical control and protecting its interests in energy and security, the Zionist entity seeks to dismantle Syria into sectarian and ethnic entities, within the framework of an ancient strategy aimed at dividing the Arab world and consolidating its regional domination.
Israel’s ancient strategy in division
The Zionist entity of Syria and the Arab region is not new. Its roots date back to the beginnings of this entity, as internal strategic documents from the 1950s, issued by the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Mossad, called for the establishment of a Kurdish state as a barrier in front of the Arab nationalism stream, which was overwhelmed and extended at that time.
This perception was later embodied in the famous “Yenon Plan”, 1982, written by Audid Yenon, a former Israeli Foreign Ministry official.
The plan called for “the dismantling of Syria … to the regions of religious and ethnic minorities … (where he considered that Syria is the main threat to Israel on the eastern front in the long run … and therefore it must be dismantled to several countries according to its sectarian and ethnic structure.”
The “Yenon Plan” argued that the security and dominance of the Israeli entity depend on the dismantling of the Arab countries into small sectarian and ethnic entities, such as the Druze, the Alevis, the Kurds, the Maronites, the Copts and others.
The goal was to replace the strong and central Arab countries with weak and divided states that do not pose any threat to Israel’s security, but rather can later turn into allies or agents under Israeli protection.
In the Syrian case, this strategy includes the division of the country into four major spheres of influence:
1- Druze state: Concerned in the province of As -Suwayda, in southern Syria, where the Zionist entity hopes to create a Druze entity allied with it.
2- Alawite mode: On the Syrian coast under Russian protection, it is stationed around the cities of Lattakia and Tartous.
3- Kurdish area: In the northeast, with American support, controlled by “Qasd” forces led by the Democratic Union Party (PYD/YPG).
4- Arab Sunni belt: Under Turkish influence, it extends along the northern and northwestern border and the Syrian heart.
This plan in division serve the goals of the Zionist entity directly, as it keeps Syria weak, divided and unable to play its role as a regional actor that supports Palestinian resistance, or opposes Israeli expansion.
This orientation was a permanent goal for the Zionist theorists. One of the most influential thinkers in the Israeli and American circles, Bernard Lewis, 1992:
Israel’s destruction of Syrian military and strategic capabilities
Since 2013, the Zionist entity carried out hundreds of air strikes against targets in Syria, often under the pretext of targeting Iran or Hezbollah sites. After October 7, 2023, the entity continued to assassinate leaders from Iran and Hezbollah on Syrian soil.
These attacks also led to a systematic destruction of Syrian air defense systems, weapons warehouses, military bases, and scientific research centers. The goal was clear: preventing Syria from rebuilding its military capabilities, imposing a permanent military and psychological superiority to Israel, and restoring its ability to deter in the region.
Since the fall of the Bashar al -Assad regime in December 2024, Israeli attacks have escalated to include more than 400 square kilometers of Syrian territory, in addition to the occupied Golan, with the continued targeting of Syrian military capabilities and vital infrastructure.
This destruction was not only intended to deter Iran and regional actors, but also to ensure that Syria did not return as a united country, or to remain part of the axis of reluctance and resistance.
Beyond October 7: Re -drawing the map of the region
After the October 7 attack on the Zionist entity and the brutal and the mass extermination in Gaza, his belief in deterrence was shaken by violent vibration.
In the context of this response, the Israeli enemy expanded its campaign against the so -called resistance axis, targeting Hamas, Islamic jihad, Hezbollah and allied groups in Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, Yemen and Iran.
The Israeli leaders have publicly stated that this moment is a historical opportunity to reshape the region, eliminate threats, restore deterrence, change the rules of engagement, and achieve strategic depth.
In this context, the Zionist entity intensified its attacks on Syria, including the bombing of Damascus, Homs and As -Suwayda, to prevent Syria from becoming a base of resistance or its ally, and also exploited regional chaos to enhance partition plans.
In order to increase the destabilization of Syria and the region as a whole, the policies of collective starvation and genocide were associated with Gaza to displace its people, and to use the continuous bombing and assassinations policy of Hezbollah cadres in Lebanon.
American agenda: domination through disciplined chaos
The American strategy in Syria agrees with its major strategy after the Cold War: from preventing the emergence of any regional or global force – capable of challenging American domination.
During the Cold War, Washington looked at Syria, especially during the era of Hafez al -Assad, as a country affiliated with the Soviet Union and supporting the Arab national current, Palestinian resistance, and anti -American alliances.
After the invasion of Iraq 2003, the United States sought to isolate Syria and prevent it from filling the regional void after Saddam Hussein’s fall.
Since the outbreak of the 2011 Syrian uprising, the United States has adopted the policy of “selective engagement”, as the Kurdish forces supported the northeast; Under the pretext of fighting extremist groups and reducing Iranian influence, while allowing the Israeli entity to launch continuous attacks to undermine the Syrian and Iranian military capabilities.
Although Washington appears to be supportive of an actual division of Syria, its goal is not necessarily an ethnic or sectarian division in the Israeli style, but rather to preserve its long -term existence, prevent Russia and Iran from controlling the eastern Mediterranean, and ensuring that any future Syrian government remains subject or maid of American interests.
As -Suwayda escalation: Israel’s ambitions in the Druze zone
The danger of the recent escalation in As -Suwayda, the Druze majority city in southern Syria, has emerged in the dislocation of the Syrian internal situation. The fragile situation and internal fighting won Israeli interest in its endeavor to create an ally entity on its northern border.
Reports also indicate that the Druze factions loyal to the Israeli entity had sparked the unrest in As -Suwayda, taking advantage of economic and social grievances. While the United States called for calm and respect for the unity of the Syrian territory, it did not publicly condemn the Israeli intervention.
The Israeli goals in As -Suwayda reflect the broader “Yenon Plan”. However, the Druze community is divided, where many refuse external interference, and they confirm their loyalty to the Syrian state.
The American -Israeli disparity on the Druze issue
While the Zionist entity seeks to create a Druze entity in southern Syria, the United States policy remains cautious. She realizes that public support for such a step may raise violent reactions in Jordan and Lebanon, and even among the Druze within the Zionist entity itself, who may refuse to be tools in the hands of their manipulated Israeli policy. Washington is also afraid that the division of Syria will strengthen the power of extremist Islamic groups, or to enable Iranian and Russian influence.
Therefore, the United States prefers to be divided, but unintended, as it can maintain its influence without raising widespread regional chaos. As for the Zionist entity, it is ready to accept- and even feed- chaos if the price is to eliminate the Syrian threat forever.
Türkiye’s role: stabilization of strategic influence
Türkiye plays a pivotal role in reshaping the new Syria. After the opposition and armed factions supported during the years of the Syrian revolution with the aim of bringing down Assad, Ankara changed its strategy after the failure of these attempts, and focused on preventing the establishment of a Kurdish entity on its southern borders.
Turkish forces entered northern Syria, where they supported Arab and Turkmen militias to reduce the Kurdish influence. But since the fall of Bashar al -Assad, Türkiye has become the main supporter of the current Syrian regime.
Türkiye’s interests are severely inconsistent with the policies of the United States and Israel, which focused on supporting the Kurdish militias and Druze separatists. Ankara considers that any form of Kurdish autonomy is a threat to its national security and its internal flesh.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan recently stated in Turkey’s firm policy against all attempts to divide or divide Syria, where he said: “Turkey will interfere against any attempt to divide Syria or grant armed groups self -rule … We warn everyone: no party should engage in division projects.”
A new drawing of the Syria map: a struggle for the future of the region
A famous saying applies to one of the founders of Giopolitica, the British politician and thinker Halford McKender, to Syria, where he says: “He who rules Eastern Europe controls the heart of the world; whoever rules the heart of the world controls the island of the world; and whoever rules the island of the world control the world.”
Likewise, Syria occupies a pivotal position in the heart of the Arab world, as it controls the ways of trade and regional alliances, just as the “heart of the world” of McKender. Regional and global forces believe that those who control Syria, or a large part of it, will have the ability to influence the entire Middle East.
In this context, the United States and Israel implemented a double policy in Syria. For Washington, Syria is a chess area to prevent opponents, protecting the dominance of petro -dollar, and ensuring the location of its ally Israel without drowning in chaos. As for the Zionist entity, it sees an existential threat in Syria that must be dismantled and reshaped into a mosaic of states.
The danger lies in the continuous suffering of the Syrian people, the erosion of Arab national security and the concept of Arab sovereignty, and the possibility of broader regional conflicts. Unless the regional powers – especially Türkiye, with Iran and the central Arab countries – form a coordinated response, the dismantling of Syria may become a real reality, which achieves the ancient Zionist plan in creating a disassembled, partial and dominant Middle East.
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