Israel’s Hadash Party, which is represented in the Knesset by both Jewish and Arab MKs, issued a statement Sunday that “Cooperation between Israel and the (Al-Qaida affiliated) Nusra Front is indicative of the partnership between them and American imperialism in their plan to break up Syria and divide the Syrian people.” Denounced by many commentators as a bizarre conspiracy theory, the statement came just a week after Hadash issued a statement supporting a boycott of West Bank settlements. In related news, Israel’s Druze community is asking the government to do more to help their brethren in Syria and Lebanon following a recent massacre carried out by Al-Nusra Front gunmen at a Druze village in Syria last week.Read More
