The Fall of the Assad Regime

In a major blow to Russia and Iran, Bashar al-Assad's 24-year authoritarian rule has come to an end. His father came to power in 1971 and almost 54 years later the family that had murdered hundreds of thousands of its own people is gone. For Israel – like most things – this is an event that carries with it opportunity and risk. Opportunity because it is a massive blow to Iran and risk because HTS, the group of rebels leading the fight in Syria, are not exactly liberal progressive...