A man walking on Bashar al-Assad's portrait in Latakia. (Credit: Ozan Kose/AFP)
What should this very special year be remembered for? The disappearance of the Gaza Strip and part of Lebanon, or the fall of the Syrian regime after a 13-year Civil War and 53 years of tyranny? Israeli impunity or the end of the Assad clan’s impunity? The formation of a new Middle East dominated by Israel and Turkey, or the collapse of the self-proclaimed “Axis of Resistance”? The radicalization of minds or the wind of freedom? The never-ending tunnel or the return of hope? History is moving so fast that we’ve gone from one feeling to the other in a few days. Everything seemed impossible and now everything seems possible. Yesterday, we had to be wary of our defeatism. Today, we must not trust exhilaration. Read also The sacrifices of journalists who defied Assad will not be forgotten When Benjamin Netanyahu expressed in September...
What should this very special year be remembered for? The disappearance of the Gaza Strip and part of Lebanon, or the fall of the Syrian regime after a 13-year Civil War and 53 years of tyranny? Israeli impunity or the end of the Assad clan’s impunity? The formation of a new Middle East dominated by Israel and Turkey, or the collapse of the self-proclaimed “Axis of Resistance”? The radicalization of minds or the wind of freedom? The never-ending tunnel or the return of hope? History is moving so fast that we’ve gone from one feeling to the other in a few days. Everything seemed impossible and now everything seems possible. Yesterday, we had to be wary of our defeatism. Today, we must not trust exhilaration. Read also The sacrifices of journalists who defied Assad will not be forgotten When Benjamin Netanyahu expressed in...