A report by Israel’s i24 channel about a conference of Syrian minorities held in Tel Aviv two days...

Meeting of Normalization and Fragmentation Advocates in Tel Aviv

As part of the normalization policy with the Zionist occupation and aggression entity, a group of Arabs — including Syrians and Jordanians — held a meeting attended by “Israelis” in Tel Aviv, at the invitation of the “Israeli” journalist Eddy Cohen, under the title “The Minorities Conference.” During the meeting, the participants attacked Ahmad al-Shar’a and his government and called for the establishment of separate mini-states for minorities inside Syria.

The conference, held the day before yesterday, October 27, was attended by around thirty people, including the Syrian Hassan Marhej, who presents himself as an expert on Middle Eastern affairs and is a regular guest on Zionist TV channels. Marhej called for secession and the creation of independent minority states within Syria.

Also attending was Tamim Kharmasho, a Syrian member of what is called the “Mashreq Council” in the United States, and Abd al-Ilah al-Mualla, a Jordanian residing in the U.S. who frequently visits the Zionist entity. Participating via video link was Marwan Kiwan, one of the Druze sheikhs from Sweida.

From the “Israeli” side, attendees included TV journalist Zvi Yehezkeli, the Arab affairs commentator on Channel (I24); the “Israeli” historian Mordechai Kedar; Professor Moshe Cohen Elyia; and “Israeli” Knesset member Akram Hasson, who stated during the conference that “what happened to the Druze clergy in Sweida is similar to what the Jews suffered under the Nazis.” He asserted that all institutions in Israel would use their full power to combat what he called “Takfiri terrorism.”

Hasson also emphasized the need to establish a “global institution for all minorities in the Middle East” that could influence the United Nations and international criminal courts to prosecute those he described as “terrorists.”

According to reports, the so-called “Minorities Conference” in Tel Aviv issued a set of decisions and recommendations, viewed as a dangerous plan for regional fragmentation, including the following:

Establishing a regional liaison office composed of political figures and activists representing various groups in the region, to be funded by private donations from those interested in minority affairs in Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, and “Israel.” The office will coordinate efforts and monitor shared developments related to the protection of minority rights. Adopting a legal firm in “Israel” directly linked to the liaison office, tasked with preparing monthly reports to be submitted to the Prime Minister’s Office, the Knesset Security Committee, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, along with urgent reports in case of critical political or field developments. Creating an official media platform representing the liaison office, which would issue a biweekly bulletin on the conditions of minorities in the region and establish professional partnerships with major “Israeli” newspapers and media institutions to promote transparency and “reliable” information exchange. 👋 Launching a special fund to receive individual and collective complaints from members of minorities, ensuring complete confidentiality of senders and the protection of their data — to document and address violations within a clear legal and humanitarian framework. Calling for the fight against all forms of ideological, religious, and political extremism and its takfiri organizations, such as ISIS, Jabhat al-Nusra, and Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, which currently rules Syria under the leadership of (Abu Muhammad al-Jolani, formerly) Ahmad al-Shar’a, as these pose a persistent threat to minority rights and religious freedoms in the region.

The conference affirmed its support for the right of the region’s communities to freely determine their destiny, in accordance with legal and international frameworks, ensuring the adoption of local governance systems that respect each group’s religious, cultural, and intellectual particularities — while simultaneously fostering economic, scientific, and social development, and promoting the values of justice and equal citizenship.

Source: The Arab National List (Lā’iḥat al-Qawmī al-ʿArabī)