"The power vacuum in southern Syria has rapidly changed the status quo in an area that had been kept quiet under the Assad regime," Yonatan Touval writes. "A prolonged Israeli military presence in Syria beyond the 1974 disengagement lines could galvanize Syrian armed groups into coordinated resistance.” "Israel faces a delicate balancing act in Syria. While the collapse of Assad's regime undermines key adversaries, it also creates a highly unstable environment. Overreach risks entangling Israel in Syria's turmoil," Touval says. Read more on how Israel is responding to Assad's fall, from Yonatan Touval, in DAWN’s Democracy in Exile:
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Founded by Jamal Khashoggi in 2018, DAWN works to reform U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East.
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Founded by @Jkhashoggi in 2018, DAWN works to reform U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, hold abusers accountable, and magnify the voices of experts and activists from the region. As a US-based organization, DAWN focuses its research and advocacy on MENA governments with close ties to the United States and the military, diplomatic, and economic support that the US provides these governments, as that is where we have the greatest responsibility. We believe that we can have the most impact by convincing the US government and other international entities, including businesses, to uphold their human rights obligations by ending support for abusive and undemocratic governments in the region. Finally, DAWN strives to create a platform and cultivate a community for MENA democracy exiles, as well as MENA experts, to share their ideas and help shape a democratic, rights-respecting future of the region.
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"Perhaps more than even taking Damascus, throwing open the gates of Sednaya, the chilling symbol of Syria's prison dictatorship, signaled the end of the Assad regime." line K. writes. "The amount of pain Syrians endured in the infamous Sednaya Prison, and roughly 27 other detention centers, is beyond words." "Assad's regime was more than a police state; it practiced torture on an industrial scale," Khatib says. Line Khatib, in DAWN’s Democracy in Exile, on why "Thousands are still out in the streets celebrating the liberation of their cities and dismantling of the regime's dungeons."
Syrians Are Finally Free From the Prison of the Assad Regime
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"The regime Hafez al-Assad had established 54 years ago, and which had ruled with an iron first, had turned to dust." writes Frederic Hof, who mediated secret US talks for a Syria-Israel peace treaty under Obama. "I overestimated greatly the regime's ability to compel Syrians in uniform to defend it." "With the dubious help of Iran and Russia, Assad set the conditions that would eventually force him to flee for his life," Hof says. "With the Assads gone, it is now credible for Syrians to think about a brighter future." Frederic Hof reflects on the fall of the Assad regime, in DAWN’s Democracy in Exile:
Assad’s Road to Moscow
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“It stands to reason that someone should be able to file a complaint to say that an organization should have their nonprofit status cancelled because they are aiding and abetting war crimes under the War Crimes Act,” said DAWN's Sarah Leah Whitson. More on a U.S. nonprofit that raised $300,000 for an Israeli sniper unit in Dropsite News:
U.S. Nonprofit Raised $300,000 for Israeli Sniper Unit Associated With Killings of Unarmed Palestinians
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Syria "is in a dangerous period right now, and everyone should focus on ensuring the reestablishment of peace and security in the country, securing vulnerable communities including those perceived to be pro-Assad, and preserving the country’s state infrastructure that will be essential for governance,” explained DAWN's Sarah Leah Whitson.
What the fall of Assad could mean for the Middle East
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"Perhaps the future is foggy in Syria, but for now, the kingdom of fear is gone," Ammar Azzouz, PhD writes. "Today, we mourn. Today, we remember. Today, we hope." "While Syrians lived in fear and silence, the regime was afraid of its own people—of their pens and papers, their songs, their voices," Azzouz says. More from Ammar Azzouz on the fall of the Assad regime, in DAWN’s Democracy in Exile:
The End of Assad’s Kingdom of Fear in Syria
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Syria: Ensure Transition Respects Human Rights (Dec. 10, 2024) – The leadership of any Syrian transitional government that emerges should take urgent steps to ensure respect for human rights obligations and lay the foundation for a new government based on democracy and the rule of law, DAWN said today. DAWN urged the emerging leadership in the country to establish a civilian-led transitional council, deploy its forces to protect vulnerable people from possible reprisals, abide by human rights obligations with respect to the treatment of detainees, and secure weapons facilities throughout the country before it seeks to demilitarize armed groups and merge them into a single, unified military force. DAWN urged the international community to support Syria to transition to democratic rule and end foreign military interference in the country. "The new Syrian government should recognize that its victory over the Assad regime is the result of the sacrifices of millions of Syrians who have suffered for over a decade in their struggle for democratic rule and respect for human rights," said Sarah Leah Whitson, Executive Director of DAWN. "It should urgently issue public commitments that it will respect the rights of the Syrian people to justice and immediately seek to establish democratic governance in the country." Read more: https://lnkd.in/e4qtQKaR
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(December 8, 2024) — In response to the Syrian government's collapse, DAWN issued the following statement: "The dramatic collapse, however overdue, of the Syrian regime reflects first and foremost how rotten to the core it was; millions of Syrians will celebrate the demise of this hated, oppressive regime," said Sarah Leah Whitson DAWN's Executive Director. "One can only hope that the Syrian people will gain a measure of freedom and democratic rule, rather than a new dictatorship controlled by foreign forces, to replace Assad." Read DAWN's full statement: https://lnkd.in/gKXDRcvj
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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia should not deport Egyptian citizen Ahmed Fathi Kamal Kamel to Egypt, where he would be at high risk of being subjected to torture and other human rights violations for his peaceful activism, but should instead release Kamel immediately, said twelve human rights groups, including DAWN, in a statement. The organizations said that "the practice of torture and other forms of ill-treatment is widespread in Egypt, including against opposition figures, critics, and peaceful protesters… Kamel's involvement in the Arab Spring protests and the harsh consequences he faced as a result place him at a heightened risk of torture and other human rights violations if he were to be deported to Egypt." Read the full statement:
Saudi Arabia Must Not Extradite Peaceful Protester to Egypt, Where He Would Face Torture
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"A second Trump presidency, on top of the already bipartisan support for the kingdom in Washington, offers Saudi Arabia far more than the BRICS ever could," writes Saahil Menon. "Saudi Arabia is second-guessing a geostrategic alignment with Russia—and by extension, ever joining the BRICS at all." "Ultimately for Saudi Arabia, sanitizing its tarnished image and bolstering non-oil revenue take precedence over lofty anti-imperialist posturing synonymous with the BRICS and especially with Putin's Russia," Menon says. More from Saahil Menon, in DAWN’s Democracy in Exile, on how MBS is hedging his bets ahead of Trump's return to the White House:
Is Saudi Arabia Serious About Joining the BRICS?
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