<p>FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Nanar Hawach, a senior analyst for Syria at the International Crisis Group, about the sectarian violence in Syria and the Israeli air strikes on Damascus. He says that "what Israel is doing is a clear signal to Syrian authorities against consolidating power in the south" and is a message to Syrian minority groups that "their only leverage is the weapons they have".</p><br /><br />Visit our website:<br />http://www.france24.com<br /><br />Like us on Facebook:<br />https://www.facebook.com/FRANCE24.English<br /><br />Follow us on Twitter:<br />https://twitter.com/France24_en<br />
