Palestine–Syria relations
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Syrian–Palestinian relations refers to the official relations between Syria and Palestine. Palestine has an embassy in Damascus, but Syria has no official representative office in Palestine.
History
Two countries share a strong historical bond between two countries, as both were together used to be under Phoenicians,[1] and later subjected by various occupations and wars, spanned from the Persian Empire, Roman Empire, Arabs, Crusaders and the Ottoman Empire.[2] However, in 20th century, Syria and Palestine would be later carved and divided between France and the British Empire, and this would remain until the end of World War II.
Modern relations
Syria soon announced its complete support to Palestine after the 1948 Arab–Israeli War broke out, and had sent troops to fight against newly-formed Israel Defense Forces, but it failed to change the tie, and later also failed to get a peace talk.[3] Since then, with the influx of Palestinian refugees to Syria, relationship between Syria and Palestine became very complex, while mainly brotherly, also share significant differences.
Syria also joined the Six-Day War hoping to expel Israeli Army in order to restore Palestinian state, in which ended with a complete failure. This failed war drastically and radically changed Syrian and Palestinian society. For Syrians, the failure damaged their reputation, and subsequently created further mistrusts despite still maintaining good relationship.[4]
Distrust started to emerge when Hafez al-Assad took power from a coup, in which characterized Syrian–Palestinian relationship as rocky. During Black September in Jordan at 1970, Hafez withdrew his air force from assisting the Palestinians, in which eventually made it failed and many PLO fighters fled to Lebanon. Soon after, Hafez al-Assad's involvement in the Lebanese Civil War further drew himself on the irk for many Palestinians due to his siege on Palestinians siding with Lebanese forces, and rumors of his secret talk with Israel against Palestinians. Furthermore, in spite of many believing Assad was a supporter of Palestinian cause, Palestinian activists accused him for allowing Israeli soldiers attacking Palestinians without help or assist.[5]
Assad's hostility toward Palestinians even further by targeting Yasser Arafat and Faisal Husseini, and its attempt to divide the Palestinian leadership.[6]
Syrian Civil War
The Syrian Civil War created divisions among Palestinians over the Assad regime in Syria.
Despite this level of anti-Palestinian hostility caused by Assad Government, Bashar al-Assad however still gained popular support among Palestinians due to his pro-Palestinian rhetoric speeches.[7] Palestinians had held rallies in support to majority Assad Government.[8] Palestinians was found to have formed part of Assad's mercenaries against Syrian opposition and Israel.[9]
Anti-Assad dissidents also strong among Palestinians, as he was thought to sideline Palestinian cause for his greed, as he still maintains secret tie with Israel.[10] Palestinians accused Assad for his torture and murder of Palestinians,[11] and recently, the demolition of Palestinian refugee camps in Syria, notably in Yarmouk.[12] Assad was further accused for his ongoing rape and torture of Palestinians despite protests from Palestinian community.[13]
Palestinians in Syria
There were over more than 500.000 Palestinians in Syria, mostly refugees, before the outbreak of Syrian Civil War.[14]
See also
References
- ^ https://phoenicia.org/syria.html
- ^ http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ab29
- ^ https://www.belfercenter.org/publication/lost-opportunities-peace-arab-israeli-conflict-israel-and-syria-1948-2001
- ^ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-39960461
- ^ https://www.thestruggle.org/assad%20and%20the%20palestinians%20over%20the%20years.htm
- ^ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20140708-palestinians-and-the-assad-regime-for-history-and-generations-to-know/
- ^ http://www.presidentassad.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=185:the-palestinian-cause&catid=140&Itemid=470
- ^ https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/video-palestinians-jerusalem-praise-bashar-al-assad-israelis-shiver-boots/
- ^ http://www.israelhayom.com/opinions/assads-palestinian-mercenaries/
- ^ https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/07/assad-israel-putin-iran/566423/
- ^ http://en.etilaf.org/all-news/local-news/monitoring-group-over-35-female-palestinian-syrians-killed-under-torture-in-assad-prisons.html
- ^ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/04/26/palestinian-refugee-camp-syria-turns-unimaginably-brutal-assad/
- ^ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20190114-assad-regime-tortured-electrocuted-and-raped-palestinian-detainees/
- ^ https://www.theelders.org/news/palestine-refugees-syria-recurring-tragedy
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