In Al-Thawra, 25% of opinion pieces (147 out of 595) in Assad’s last year focused on Israel, with over 95% being “highly negative.” This year, only 5% of opinion columns addressed Israel; among these, 65% remained “highly negative,” but 18% were categorized as “neutral,” a tone largely absent in the previous year. The shift indicates a notable change in the discourse surrounding Israel in the context of the Syrian regime’s narrative.
