Below is a good analysis by Neil Macdonald of the CBC.
Monsters, politics, and a Syrian boy's agony - World - CBC News
I agree completely with the opinion, obviously YOU really didn't read it completely as he also disagrees with your assessment of the situation.
Israel appreciates the fact that the Assads have kept the northern border quiet for nearly 40 years now, and fears any government that supplants the secular tyrants in Damascus may be infected by Islamists.