Why Israel Should Cheer the Assault on Bashar al-Assad’s Regime, Despite the Unsavory Groups Leading It

Turkey has been up to quite a lot recently, having played an important role in helping the Syrian insurgent groups that have, over the past week, scored a series of remarkable military successes. They now control both Aleppo and Hama, two of Syria’s four major cities. While one cannot but take heart at the defeats inflicted on Bashar al-Assad, a monstrous dictator and a crucial member of the Iranian-led axis that has been terrorizing Israel, commentators have warned that these insurgents are largely radical Sunni Islamists, with ties to al-Qaeda and even Islamic State. Their possible victory should also be cause for concern.