This video features an interview with Israeli Druze activist Monsour Ashcar, who provides a harrowing account of what he describes as an ongoing, government-sponsored genocide and ethnic cleansing of Druze and Christian minorities in Syria. Ashcar reports that jihadist groups, including ISIS and al-Qaeda fighters integrated into the Syrian military, are committing barbaric acts such as beheadings, kidnappings, and the slaughter of families, allegedly sanctioned by a fatwa that allows the taking of women as sex slaves. He claims that Israel was intervening to protect these minorities but has recently been pressured to stop. Ashcar argues that these atrocities are being deliberately ignored by Western media and governments due to a political effort by Sunni nations to rebrand Syria's leader, al-Jolani, as a moderate. He concludes with an urgent plea for the world to stop holding Israel back and allow it to intervene to prevent the slaughter.
Israeli Activist Reports on Ignored Genocide in Syria
0:24 Government-Sponsored Genocide: Activist Monsour Ashcar claims a genocide and ethnic cleansing campaign is being waged against Druze and Christians in Syria, sponsored by the Syrian government. A fatwa has allegedly been issued allowing foreign fighters to take Druze and Christian women as sex slaves.
0:44 Horrific Atrocities: Ashcar describes horrific videos and reports of beheadings, jihadists boasting with a kidnapped Druze baby, and Syrian government soldiers participating in massacres without uniforms to evade detection.
2:57 Pastor's Family Slaughtered: He reports that a Christian pastor, Khaled Mezer, and his entire family were slaughtered by jihadists. Communication is difficult as the government has cut off internet access to the besieged areas.
4:00 A Miraculous Rescue: Ashcar recounts a story of a Christian family who were being tormented by jihadists threatening to crucify the father. As the mother prayed, an Israeli airstrike reportedly hit the assailants, allowing the family to escape.
6:05 Israel's Intervention Halted: According to Ashcar, Israel was providing the only intervention and support for these minorities but was told to stop approximately three days prior due to undisclosed "behind-the-scenes" pressure. No humanitarian aid is reaching the victims.
6:48 Media Silence Questioned: The host and Ashcar question why these horrific events are being almost completely ignored by major international media outlets, especially in contrast to the intense coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
8:07 Theory Behind the Silence: Ashcar posits that the story is being suppressed to protect a political rebranding of Syrian leader al-Jolani, pushed by Sunni countries and the West. Acknowledging a genocide would expose his regime as being composed of ISIS and al-Qaeda jihadists, causing it to collapse.
9:40 The West as a "PR Agent for a Terrorist": He accuses Western powers of becoming a "PR agent for a terrorist" at the direct expense of Christian and Druze lives by deliberately ignoring the unfolding ethnic cleansing.
10:54 A Plea for Intervention: Ashcar makes a final, urgent plea for the world to allow Israel to intervene and save the Druze and Christian communities, arguing that Israel is the only power willing and able to stop the genocide.