THE CURRENT → THE ROSE REPORT Issue 1071 · July 23, 2025

Trust Syria at Your Own Risk

Trump was too quick to trust al-Julani, and Israel will pay

Trust Syria at Your Own Risk
PHOTO: MICHAEL GILADI/FLASH90


PHOTO: MICHAEL GILADI/FLASH90

Qatar has used its oil wealth for decades to gain influence over politicians, media, academia, and Fortune 500 companies, while masking its malicious intentions.

Syria now proves that a savvy lobbyist, skilled at deceiving Westerners, can get what he wants without spending much money.

We will explore that topic in detail soon to explain how the new regime gets away with murder, terrorizing Druze tribes in southeast Syria, using barbaric and sadistic methods to kill, maim, and humiliate tribal members, many of whom sympathize with Israel. Videos of Syrian forces humiliating the Druze by shaving their moustaches and beards echo a dark era when Nazis humiliated Jewish boys and men during the Holocaust.

Whether or not the Trump administration and other regional actors can negotiate a ceasefire between warring factions, it’s painfully obvious the US and Europe were too quick to lift sanctions on Syria and its new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa (a.k.a. Abu Mohammad al-Julani). Offering unilateral concessions to bad actors, hoping they will reciprocate, is dangerous and reckless.

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