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Despite mounting evidence towards the new Syrian Islamist regime committing genocide and ethnic cleansing, the outgoing German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock has announced an EUR 300 million aid heading to the country. In the meantime, the Hungarian government has committed to an aid package worth EUR 4.6 million to be distributed through the network of local Christian humanitarian initiatives.
In an announcement on March 17, Germany’s far-left foreign minister Annalena Baerbock pledged EUR 300 million aid to Syria, in a move that shocked a number of commenters after credible news have emerged that militants aligned with the government of Abu Mohammad al-Jolani are committing ethnic cleansing in the country. To date, over ten thousand civilians have been reportedly slaughtered by radical Islamist groups, most of them from the Alawite community, but Christians and Druzes have also been targeted for their beliefs.
Although Baerbock has pledged that more than half of the financial package provided will be distributed among Syrians without the involvement of the radical Islamist government, it is unclear what guarantees she can provide that these funds will only benefit the needy in Syria, and will not fall into wrong hands. It is also unclear where the other half of the 300 million financial package is going, but fears are that this could benefit the al-Jolani government.
As our Syrian Christian brethren face severe persecution & martyrdom, Our brave Christians brothers and sisters across Syria take to the streets with prayer and Hymns!
They are an example to us all in the West! ✝️ pic.twitter.com/434aKgp9Rz— Knights Templar International (@KnightsTempOrg) March 14, 2025
At the same time, the EU has also promised a EUR 2.5 billion package for Syria and the region, announced by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen after the Brussels conference – “Standing with Syria: meeting the needs for a successful transition.” The conference had expressed hope that Syria’s transitional authorities will support an “inclusive, peaceful, Syrian-owned and Syrian-led transition”. In a statement issued by Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management, Hadja Lahbib, the EC stated that “Together, we are not just offering aid — we are investing in hope, resilience, and a path toward lasting peace.” However, there was no mention or criticism of the ongoing genocide of ethnic and religious minorities orchestrated by terror groups under the watch of the new transitional government in Damascus. Only an affirmation of the “EU’s commitment to safeguard a prominent and inclusive role for civil society — in all its diversity — in the post-Assad Syria.”
Announcement: HU Government pledges €4.6 million support for the Syrian people and neighbouring countries, through the social, humanitarian and development programs of the Christian churches. @HungaryHelps https://t.co/wDiOp4POJ0
— Tristan Azbej ن (@tristan_azbej) March 17, 2025
EU officials and europhile mainstream media outlets have been silent about the ongoing tragedy in Syria, albeit harrowing footage has emerged about the torture and murder of civilians in the country. In contrast, the Hungarian government has pledge a EUR 4.6 million aid package to be distributed in the civil war-stricken country. As part of the long-running Hungary Helps program, the aid will be distributed through a network of Christian charities and other local NGOs not aligned with the new Islamist regime.
As the announcement published on X stated, “at today’s conference on supporting Syria, Tristan Azbej announced that
Hungary will provide €4.6 million to help, among others, Christian social missions in Syria, humanitarian programs and the construction of a Syrian Orthodox school and religious centre.”
For the uninitiated, the German and EU aid provided to the new Syrian authorities and local aid groups might look like a move preparing the ground for the return of the millions of Syrian migrants and refugees who have settled in Europe in the past decade or so. Yet this is an unlikely scenario in view of initiatives to the contrary, such as the German foreign minister’s efforts to airlift even more unvetted migrants from the Middle East and settle them in Europe, such as the infamous flights of Afghans from Pakistan. Nor does the EU have any legal means to force Syrian nationals to leave Europe should the civil-war ravaged country stabilise.
The only plausible explanation to Brussels’ conspicuous silence concerning the ongoing massacre of ethnic groups and Christians in Syria is the fact that in contrast to the country’s previous tyrannical leader, Bashar al-Assad, the new HTS government lead by al-Jolani is not allied with Russia. This is a key factor that makes European leaders look the other way even though reports of the destruction of entire villages and communities arrive from Syria on an almost daily basis.
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