Syrian dude told me the same thing. Apperently, the sunnis hated bashar but they never wanted instability and the civil war started out of nowhere and unexpectdly. They didnt even think a war was going to happen.
To be fair, Israel is on desperate times. The Middle East uniting again would be rough on their end. Specially with how much more bolder jihadist have become. And they're sandwish in between