Peloni: The return of Israeli control over the Syrian border recognizes reality on the ground in which the Syrian govt which Israel returned these lands captured in a defensive war no longer exists. Also, as Avi explains, it extends Israeli protections to the local inhabitants to the native people living there. Furthermore, it allows Israel to have an exclusive input into who might approach Israel’s border, by judging when or if this border region should be entrusted to the rising power in Syria as it had been entrusted to their predecessor, ie Assad. Hence, Israel’s return to these territories was both reasonable and responsible and it will ultimately have a stabilizing effect on the region.
The Druze begging Israel to annex them is a significant win for Israel. I’m waiting to see how long it will take the Jews of Israel to snatch defeat out of victory.