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US troops in Syria, 22 October 2019 [Twitter]
Middle East Monitor
Anger has mounted in Tel Aviv as the United States informed Israel of its decision to begin a gradual withdrawal from Syria in the coming period, according to Israeli media reports yesterday.
The Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported that American security officials notified the Israeli occupation army that the withdrawal is set to commence within two months.
Israeli officials quoted by the paper said that Tel Aviv is still pressing Washington to delay the pullout, fearing that “Turkiye will take over more strategic assets in the new Syria” once US troops leave.
The report clarified that the decision by President Donald Trump to withdraw American forces from Syria does not come as a surprise. Trump had announced his intention to pull troops out of the region on 20 January.
The paper noted that Israel is concerned about heightened tensions with Turkiye, which has been openly working to expand its influence in the region following the fall of Bashar Al-Assad’s regime.
It added that “Israel believes the withdrawal of American forces could embolden Turkiye to take control of additional strategic military assets on the ground.”
Since a coalition of opposition factions ousted Al-Assad in late 2024, the Israeli occupation’s military has launched hundreds of strikes in Syria, under the pretext of targeting military installations, naval bases and air bases to prevent the new administration from seizing the former army’s arsenal.
Israeli forces have also infiltrated the buffer zone in the Golan Heights and expanded their occupation of Syrian land.
Israel has expressed concerns over Ankara’s growing influence in Damascus, especially given Turkiye’s alliance with the interim Syrian government.
Last week Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he has “great relations” with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, adding that “Any problem that you have with Turkiye, I think I can solve. I mean, as long as you’re reasonable, you have to be reasonable. We have to be reasonable.”
Via https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250416-anger-in-israel-as-us-says-its-withdrawing-from-syria/
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The Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported that American security officials notified the Israeli occupation army that the withdrawal is set to commence within two months.
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Given the fast-paced series of lies coming from the Trump administration relative to foreign policy and a long list of domestic matters, it might be time for people to keep a close watch on (probable) war escalation actions by the Trump administration, occurring across the next eight weeks.
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From what I see, Jerry, people of all political persuasions are keeping a very close watch on Trump’s antics. This seems to be one good outcome of the Covid debacle – the fake left/right political divide finally seems to be breaking down.
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