Palestinian factions have largely expressed assist for the Syrian folks after the ouster of former President Bashar al-Assad whereas saying that they hope the brand new authorities will assist the Palestinian trigger.
As daylight broke in Damascus within the early hours of Sunday morning, Syrians woke as much as a dramatically modified nation after opposition forces swept into Syria’s capital lower than two weeks right into a lightning offensive.
Palestinian factions have supported opposing sides of the Syrian battle over the previous 13 years. Syria – house to a whole bunch of 1000’s of Palestinian refugees – has performed a significant function within the Arab-Israeli battle.
Right here’s how main Palestinian teams reacted to the autumn of al-Assad over the previous days:
Palestinian Authority (PA)
The State of Palestine, run by the PA, stated on Sunday that it stands by the Syrian folks, “respecting their will and political decisions, in a manner that ensures their safety and stability and preserves their achievements”.
The Palestinian presidency added in an announcement that it affirms “the necessity to respect the unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Syrian Arab Republic, and to protect its safety and stability, wishing continued progress and prosperity for the brotherly Syrian folks”.
The presidency confused that political events ought to prioritise the pursuits of the Syrian folks and again Palestinians’ “simply trigger in the direction of freedom and independence”.
Hamas
Hamas congratulated the Syrian folks on Monday for reaching their “aspirations for freedom and justice”.
“We stand strongly with the nice folks of Syria … and respect the desire, the independence, and the political decisions of the folks of Syria,” the Palestinian group stated in an announcement.
It additionally urged Syrians to unite and “rise above the injuries of the previous”, condemning what it known as the “brutal aggression” by Israel in opposition to Syria.
Hamas added that it hopes that Syria will proceed “its historic and pivotal function in supporting the Palestinian folks”.
Hamas sided with the rebellion in opposition to al-Assad early within the disaster regardless of its alliance with Iran, which backed the federal government in Damascus. The Palestinian group’s place cooled down ties with Tehran and Hezbollah in Lebanon, however the alliance was ultimately revived regardless of disagreements over Syria.
Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
The Palestinian faction, which is allied with Hamas and Iran, stated the latest developments are a Syrian matter that pertains to the “decisions of the brotherly Syrian folks”.
“The Islamic Jihad hopes Syria will stay a real supporter and backer for the Palestinian folks and their simply trigger, because it has at all times been,” Ziad al-Nakhala, the pinnacle of the PIJ, stated in an announcement.
The Widespread Entrance for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)
The left-wing group that has beforehand voiced assist for the Syrian authorities, didn’t handle al-Assad’s fall in its first official assertion after opposition fighters captured Damascus.
As an alternative, the PFLP centered on condemning ongoing Israeli assaults on Syria.
“This Zionist aggression in opposition to Syrian territory carries harmful dimensions that require solidarity to confront them,” the group stated.
“The Entrance stresses that the Zionist enemy’s air strikes in opposition to Syria and its incursion into Syrian territory quantity to a harmful escalation within the aggression in opposition to the folks and states of the area,” it added.
“The enemy is making an attempt to benefit from the part of inside modifications in Syria to attain renewed targets of aggression in opposition to Syria and its folks.”
The Palestinian Nationwide and Islamic Forces in Damascus
The coalition, which incorporates a number of Palestinian factions, described the ouster of al-Assad as an inside Syrian affair.
“The Palestinian Nationwide and Islamic Forces in Damascus appears to be like ahead sincerely to the Syrian folks’s proper to find out their future and construct a unified, totally sovereign Syria in a framework of freedom, justice, democracy and equal citizenship with out discrimination,” the coalition stated.
It added that it hopes for a “Syria that continues to fulfil its brotherly and nationwide duties in the direction of the Palestinian folks”.
