In the Syrian governorate of Quneitra, Israel is seizing land, attacking and abducting residents, mauling them with army dogs, and spraying chemical agents over farmland. The Syrian government remains silent.

To reintegrate Syria in the region, acting president Ahmad al-Sharaa must accept that Israel is the master of the house, and that Syria’s control over its energy resources will be subject to the will of the Arab Gulf states and the U.S.