Israel's first test as a regional superpower: Defending Druze in Syria's Sweida - opinion
What we are witnessing may be the first chapter of a Pax Israeliana - a regional order not imposed by conquest, but secured by principled strength.
SMOKE RISES as Syrian troops enter the predominantly Druze city of Sweida on Tuesday. The Druze community in Syria is not only a historical ally of Israel, but it also sits on the front line between order and tribal disintegration, states the writer(photo credit: Karam al-Masri/Reuters)ByHILLEL PORTUGAIS DE ALMEIDA
