In keeping with a long tradition of scapegoating Israel at UN General Assembly meetings, Syrian Deputy Prime Minister Walid Al-Moualem singled out “the usurper entity” Saturday for supporting Islamist groups fighting regime forces in Syria.
“Unlimited Israeli support to terrorists in Syria doesn’t come as a surprise,” he said. “The two support the same goals and interests.”
Al-Moualem charged, more specifically, that Israel has provided funds, arms, and communications support for the groups fighting the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. He also promised Syria would retake the Golan heights, which Israel annexed during the 1967 war.
There is no evidence Israel has supported any of the groups fighting Assad. On the contrary, Israel has treated victims of Syria’s civil war in Israeli hospitals and sent hundreds of tons of humanitarian aid to the war-torn country.
The foreign minister appealed to the international community, once again, to help take out the Islamic State and other Islamist groups fighting Assad’s forces. He assailed the UN for “failing to uphold its charter” — a recurring theme at UN General Assembly speeches.
Al-Moualem also accused Israel of bombing “Syrian Army positions to serve terrorist agendas.”
This comes as Israel allegedly struck a weapons depot next to Damascus International Airport Thursday night, according to Arab media reports.
The foreign minister’s speech targeted Turkey for “supporting” terrorism within Syria’s borders, which stands “in stark contrast to the positive and constructive role played by Russia and Iran.”
Over 400,000 Syrians have been killed and another 70,000 have perished due to a lack of basics such as clean water and healthcare during Syria’s six-year civil war.
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