"I did mention Israel in the OP,"
Yes you did, and you continued to use the suffering of the Syrian people to promote that particular nasty regime.
Israel has been a valid part of this discussion from the outset because you chose to make it such in your initial posting
"Israel is attacked at every opportunity while worse criminals, even those next door, get a free ride."
This has never been about Syria as far as you are concerned.
It has been a vehicle to support your favourite terrorist charity - Israel - want to count how many times YOU have mentioned Israel in this thread?
It has been a means to take a pop at Russia and China (albeit well-deserved) - even though the US has used its power of veto in exactly the same way to defend other human rights abusers and war criminals:
"The United States has used the veto on 82 occasions between 1946 and 2007; and has used its veto power more than any other permanent member since 1972" (Wiki entry - and a fact you have consistently ignored)
It has been a vehicle to show how great Britain is, even though they have done nothing practical to stop the massacres (which have escalated steadily because of the inaction of the UN, the US and the UK), and even though Britain had already sold ammumunition to Assad of the type that was causing the slaughter that was taking place in Homs.
In fairness to Britain; at least they made it clear that they had no intention of becoming involved - a leading British minister said as much on television around the time you started this thread and gave similar reasons as your own for not assisting:   
"I do not favour a military intervention. I also fear for Syria's Christians if and when the regime falls."
You have offered no suggestions as to how the situation might be resolved - on the contrary, you have consistently slapped down the suggestions of others and given the impression that there is no solution.
Military intervention - as in Libya - nope (see above)
Trade embargo - nope
Arresting Assad's gofer and right-hand man and seizing his considerable London assets - nope
Demanding that the UN consider over-riding the Chinese/Russian veto in order to carry out its constitutional 'duty to protect' the Syrian people - not even acknowledged.
The only practical offering on your part has been to suggest that Assad might be provided with equipment (riot control gear) in order to quash the opposition and bring his people to heel.
Your feigned displays of sympathy (and nothing else) would have done Henry Irving proud!
"Do us all a favour, Jim:"
You do us all a favour Mike and take your double-standard racism elsewere - you really have surpassed yourself this time. Not only have you skulked behind the dead of the Holocaust to defend the Zionist extremism you claim to be opposed to by making all who criticise that extremism "professional hide-behind-pretence-of-loving-justice antisemites", but you have indulged in attacks on the culture of others with your "ridiculously handicapping clothes".
I have no interest in religion, except to be uneasy about the dangers of the toxic mix of the church (any church) and politics. That people choose to adhere to certain religious practices, be they Jewish, Islamic or Christian is no business of mine, and it shouldn't be of yours - shame on you.
I used to respect you - now I believe you to be a double-standard hypocritical racist, little better than the similarly-viewed individual you have consistently chosen to defend from his own idiocy, the only difference being the thin veneer of civilisation your education appears to have given you - must re-read 'Lord of the Flies' sometime!
Jim Carroll