In recent days, Syria’s formerly designated terrorist group known as HTS has conducted murderous attacks against Christians and Druze communities and seems set on destroying the survivors and what remains of that long-suffering country’s other minorities. 

Unsurprisingly, the group’s erstwhile leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, claims to oppose such crimes against humanity. He has, after all, to keep up appearances of having moderated his historic Sharia-supremacism, for which he was rewarded by President Trump with legitimacy and sanctions relief. 

Israel cannot afford such illusions. She has come to the aid of her own Druze population’s relatives in Syria and Christians seeking refuge in their midst. And the Israelis have threatened to destroy al-Sharaa’s regime if it persists in striking them. 

It's time to reconsider the support Washington has given Syria’s jihadist regime and stand, instead, with our friends whom it is determined to kill. 

This is Frank Gaffney.