Israel Raids Syria: Who Needs UN Borders When You Have Impunity?
The official line, as reported by Al Jazeera, states Syrian television decried the Israeli incursion as 'another violation of the nation’s sovereignty.' What the mainstream conveniently forgets to contextualize is that Israeli violations of Syrian airspace and territory have been a consistent feature of regional geopolitics for decades, particularly since the 1967 annexation of the Golan Heights.
This isn't an isolated incident; it’s a pattern of undeclared warfare. Many of the same voices now demanding 'state sovereignty' for Ukraine remain conspicuously silent on Syria's. One might wonder if 'violations of sovereignty' are only truly egregious when committed by nations not receiving billions in annual US military aid and diplomatic cover. The impunity granted allows for these repeated
actions, eroding international law while policymakers feign ignorance. It appears some national borders are simply more negotiable than others, depending on who's doing the negotiating and who isn't.