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| 17-December-2024 |
As a Palestinian-Syrian, I’m not exaggerating when I say that last Sunday was one of the happiest days of my life.
It marked the fall of the Assad family regime — a system rooted in corruption, systematic torture, human rights violations, sectarian rule, and clientelism.
As a Palestinian who spent a quarter-century of my life in the Yarmouk refugee camp and Damascus, I grew up immersed in a dual struggle: against the colonial Israeli occupation and the brutal authoritarianism in Syria.
The era of Assadist tyranny has ended, and I eagerly await the day Palestine is freed from the genocidal, settler colonial, and apartheid Israeli regime.
Congratulations to the Syrian people! Long live this great people, who embodied their slogan: “One, one, one… the Syrian people are one.” A salute to the souls of the million martyrs, those who paid with their lives in a revolution against this time of tyranny and not colonialism. Many loved ones and friends were lost in the pursuit of freedom: my nephews Malik and Ridwan, my cousin Asem, Abdul-Basit Al-Sarout, Samira Al-Khalil, Father Paolo, and countless others. May they all have God blessings!
Here, I will address why some Arab and Western Leftists fail to grasp the significance of this event. And rather than delving into theories, I will recount my personal experiences growing up in Syria, haunted by fear: fear of arrest, fear of being slapped by a security officer while walking down the street.
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