Social Nationalist Syria?

What if Adnan al-Malki had not been assassinated by Syrian Social Nationalist Party members in 1955? They were a popular party and were considered a main opponent of both the Communists and Baathists. So what would a Syria under the rule of the SSNP have looked like?
 
What if Adnan al-Malki had not been assassinated by Syrian Social Nationalist Party members in 1955? They were a popular party and were considered a main opponent of both the Communists and Baathists. So what would a Syria under the rule of the SSNP have looked like?

Probably would like a lot like Phallangist Lebanon or modern Syria, with a authoritarian government with a Christian but secular ruling class, minority Muslim sects the rung below, and Sunni Muslims on the bottom. Likely, Lebanon and Syria would have unified at some point (for a short time at least). They would have had a corporatist economic structure, and likely could have been swung to be an American ally, and possibly eventually an Israeli one (a la Egypt) if the SSNP had lasted until after the Cold War.
 
Wouldn't the SSNP be in favor of a "Greater Syria" and come into conflict with Israel.

Ideologically yes, but realistically, as a quasi-fascist party, they'll struggle in a region full of Pan-Arab socialist governments backed by the USSR. That will force them into some sort of detente with Israel. Egypt, Israel's arch-enemy and the leading light of Pan-Arabism, accepted detente with the Zionists when the incentives were right.
 
What if Adnan al-Malki had not been assassinated by Syrian Social Nationalist Party members in 1955? They were a popular party and were considered a main opponent of both the Communists and Baathists. So what would a Syria under the rule of the SSNP have looked like?

Like modern Syria. The SSNP was heavily influenced by European fascism (look at their flag), and was generally popular among non-Sunni Arab elements of the populace. Its founders were Christian-but then again, the Baath party was founded by a Christian too, and only later became dominated by Alawites. The SSNP was also founded in Beirut, so you might see some more Syrian irredentism towards Lebanon-but then again, there was a heck of a lot of that IOTL, with Syria refusing to send an ambassador to Lebanon until a few years ago because they didn't recognize its existence. And yes, a SSNP Syria wouldn't exactly have a good relationship with Israel-which, again, makes it no different from the Baath party.
 
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Ideologically yes, but realistically, as a quasi-fascist party, they'll struggle in a region full of Pan-Arab socialist governments backed by the USSR. That will force them into some sort of detente with Israel. Egypt, Israel's arch-enemy and the leading light of Pan-Arabism, accepted detente with the Zionists when the incentives were right.

Like modern Syria. The SSNP was heavily influenced by European fascism (look at their flag), and was generally popular among non-Sunni Arab elements of the populace. Its founders were Christian-but then again, the Baath party was founded by a Christian too, and only later became dominated by Alawites. The SSNP was also founded in Beirut, so you might see some more Syrian irredentism towards Lebanon-but then again, there was a heck of a lot of that IOTL, with Syria refusing to send an ambassador to Lebanon until a few years ago because they didn't recognize its existence. And yes, a SSNP Syria wouldn't exactly have a good relationship with Israel-which, again, makes it no different from the Baath party.
So we have two differing opinions here. And yes I know the SSNP is inspired European Fascism, it was one of the reasons I chose to research them.
 
So we have two differing opinions here. And yes I know the SSNP is inspired European Fascism, it was one of the reasons I chose to research them.

My rationale was that even thug they would be ideologically anti-Zionist, they would end up being forced into coalition with Israel because they would likely rely on the USA as their patron power during the Cold War, and they would be Christian-dominated, meaning they would have trouble getting along with their neighbours.
 
My rationale was that even thug they would be ideologically anti-Zionist, they would end up being forced into coalition with Israel because they would likely rely on the USA as their patron power during the Cold War, and they would be Christian-dominated, meaning they would have trouble getting along with their neighbours.

So that would give the United States a major ally in the Middle East. And would an SSNP Syria hinder the chances of a surviving Falangist Lebanon or help them?
 
So that would give the United States a major ally in the Middle East. And would an SSNP Syria hinder the chances of a surviving Falangist Lebanon or help them?

Well, it would probably help the Falangists and the SSNP's Lebanese affiliate in running Lebanon, but would also likely lead to Lebanon either being annexed by Syria (voluntarily of course, kind of like the Anschluss), becoming part of the "Federal Syrian National Republic" or something, or maybe just being dominated by Syria politically.
 
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