Vrlo zanimljiv tekst iz 2005. godine o sirijskim Jevrejima.
U javnosti predstavljan kao nosilac borbe protiv Izraela, upravo je Hafez al-Asad ukinuo brojna ograničenja za Jevreje u Siriji.
For us, of course, he was like the Messiah, Hasbani said. Before him you could not walk for four kilometers [without permission]. You could not buy and sell [property]. Walking in the street, you were afraid to say I am a Jew.
Ipak, sve do 1992. godine, Sirija nije dopuštala Jevrejima iseljavanje iz zemlje. Kada je i ta zabrana konačno ukinuta, za svega par godina na hiljade Jevreja napustile su Siriju. U Bruklinu danas živi oko 3 hiljade sirijskih Jevreja. Oni koji su želeli da razgovaraju o politici, pre 12 godina upozoravali su da bi pokušaj svrgavanja sirijske vlasti bio velika greška.
Some said they hold little sympathy for Syria’s policies, particularly its support for groups like Hezbollah and the Palestinian group Hamas. But they also argue that, while the United States may need to prod and push Syria to change some of its ways, attempting to undermine Asad’s secular government would be a mistake. Bashar al-Asad, they argued, is a source of stability in a turbulent region and a potential peacemaker.
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