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"Mr President, of course the Syrian regime needs to step down because the way in which it is slaughtering its own people is quite unacceptable.
On the other hand, many people are very frightened by the prospect of what will happen next. Syria’s Christians say they have been treated relatively tolerantly so far, as do the Jews in Syria. Israel is watching anxiously for future developments in Syria. It must be said that the removal of the present regime, however important this may be, is not the whole story, and that we must ensure that the relative tolerance for minorities and religious communities found in Syria in recent decades is not sacrificed to a new extremist regime pursuing Islamic ideologies.
We therefore need to say yes to supporting the people and yes to democracy, while at the same time promoting the cause of the minority communities and encouraging peaceful relations with the neighbouring countries of the region, not least Israel. This is an indicator of the enormity of the challenge awaiting us."@en1
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