A recent report in MEMRI highlighted how Syrian journalists and activists are jubilant as Israel strikes Iran.
By Rachel Avraham
According to a recent report published by MEMRI, “The war between Israel and Iran has generated widespread media and political discourse throughout the Middle East, including in Syria, where many are celebrating the Israeli strikes in Iran and the elimination of numerous senior members of Iran’s security establishment.”
According to MEMRI, “Many Syrians regard this as historical justice in light of Iran’s consistent support for the Bashar Al-Assad regime throughout the Syrian civil war, up until his downfall on December 8, 2024. During the war, Iran and its affiliated Shi’ite militias, chief of them Hizballah, established military bases across Syria and took part in the fighting against Assad’s opponents, killing many of them and driving others into exile.”
The MEMRI report continued, “Syrians on social media welcomed the “humiliation” of Iran and the elimination of its officials, presenting this as punishment for its crimes against Syria and other Arab countries such as Lebanon, Iraq and Yemen, and as proof that the Iranian era in the region is over.”
MEMRI reported that Syrian journalist Eiad Charbaji called on Syrians to rejoice in what was happening in Iran, writing: “Oh Syrians, look at and revel in the elimination of the leaders of evil in Tehran… We wish the Iranian people health and that this should be an opportunity for it to bring down these Satans who burned us [all] together.”
According to the MEMRI report, Syrian journalist Ahmad Kamal rejoiced at the Israeli strikes on Iran, writing on X: “Today, June 13, 2025, the day of the destruction of Iran’s nuclear program, is one of the most joyous days for the Arabs, because today they are freed from the lethal danger that [Iran] was preparing for them. Today the fangs of the Iranian regime have been extracted, and perhaps even its head will be torn off. Today is one of the three most beautiful days in our modern history: the day of the fall of the ethnic Qardahaite [i.e. Assad] regime in Syria; the day of the assassination of the Shi’ite Lebanese Hizballah commanders; and today.”
In another post, Kamal lashed out at those defending Iran because of its aid to the Palestinians, stating that this does not excuse it for its many crimes against other Arabs. He wrote: “Oh asses, as a Muslim country, Iran is not forgiven for its crimes against the Muslims in Syria, Iraq, Lebanon and Yemen. On the contrary, oh asses, it makes it even more grave, and base, and more reprehensible. Indeed, when it is your brother who attacks you, it is a thousand times worse than an attack by some foreign element… There is no justification for what Iran has done and is still doing in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, and Yemen, and it cannot be forgotten… no matter what it does in [support of] Palestine. This is because if a criminal rapes four of your sisters, his crimes will not be forgiven [even] if he helps your fifth sister [fend off] another criminal and rapist…”
Syrian journalist Adnan Abd Al-Razak, of the Qatari Al-Arabi Al-Jadid daily, wrote on his Facebook page: “[This] is Allah’s justice on earth. A year ago, at most, the Syrians had almost lost hope in everything, [including in] all of humanity. At that time, the Persians’ plan was almost a reality in the region; the burnishing of the Assad regime’s image had increased, and the Syrians’ dream of freedom and statehood had almost evaporated. Most Syrians had no option left but to feel frustration, appeal to God for help or [pursue] their individual plans. Then came the liberation of Syria and the overthrow of the criminal regime following the assassination of its supporter in Lebanon [i.e. Hizballah leader Hassan Nasrallah] and the humiliation of its ally in Tehran, in an event that was more like a miracle…”
Al Razak continued: “Today, justice and the natural course of history are continuing, and Iran is humiliated and paying a price for some of what it has done in the region – killing, expulsion, humiliation, distortion of the present and of history, and doing damage to the future…I am not saying that I am happy, or gloating, but I am saying that the Persians are the lowest and most dangerous thing for the region, for the Arabs, for Islam, and for humanity…”
According to MEMRI, Ahmad Ramadan wrote on X that the Iranian era had come to an end and that Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei would be eliminated: “Iran, that threatens its neighbors, has come to an end! I have in the past called it a dismantled state and said that its regime is fragile. Its military and security situation reveal it to be a paper tiger, and the coming attacks will strike at political leaders, including Khamenei. Iran, which sowed chaos and violence, deployed militias, and destroyed and participated in the killing of over three million Arabs, has come to an end forever…A new regime is coming to Iran and Iraq, and there will be a change in Yemen and Lebanon (the end of the Houthis and Hizballah). The Iranian era is over, a different Middle East has begun [to form], and we must all get ready.”
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