With Israel on their side, the Druze of southern Syria, and perhaps Lebanon, have hope for a brighter future.

“If the regime harms the Druze, it will be harmed by us,” Netanyahu and Katz said in joint statement.

“We will not allow southern Syria to become Southern Lebanon,” said Israel Katz, the Israeli defense minister.

The Assad regime in Syria was affiliated with the Alawite faith. However, the majority of Syrians are Sunni.

While the media portrays Abu Mohammad al-Julani as a hero who will save Syria, it hardly mentions that he contributed to the destruction of the country and killing of thousands.

The land claims of the biblical Davidic dynasty should be given at least as much consideration as those of jihadist Islam.

The recent toppling of Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad raises many questions. Nothing lasts forever, neither the Assad regime nor the regime of the ayatollahs in Tehran.

The Arab governments in the Middle East are less enthusiastic about the new government in Syria than the Western states.

Biden is weighing recognition of the new regime in Damascus.