Syria has to unite first to formulate stance on Israel: Analysis

Israel is using the situation in Syria to its advantage to create a huge buffer zone, said Marina Miron, a post-doctorate researcher in the Department of War Studies at King’s College London.
“Syria has been a very important strategic partner for Iran that also allowed transfer weapons to Lebanon. Now Israel is taking this opportunity, having weakened Hezbollah, to establish this buffer zone and also take the Golan Heights – not for security reasons, but for resources such as water, in order to minimise the Iranian influence and cut off Iran from Hezbollah,” she told Al Jazeera.
She added that because there is an opportunity for Iran over the long term to rebuild Hezbollah’s capabilities, Israel is trying to change the power dynamics to isolate and weaken Iran so Israel can “dominate the region”.
“The new Syrian government will want to reassert its authority but one step at a time. If we look at such transitions, the group needs to show it can govern the country,” Miron said.
“This is a very difficult task, but this would be the most important focus internally to unite the country before Syria as a whole can reinforce its defences and formulate a stance toward Israel.”