Posted on 12/08/2024 5:36:17 AM PST by Eleutheria5
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz visited Mount Bental in the Golan Heights this morning (Sunday), an observation point towards the Syrian border. The head of the Golan Regional Council, Uri Kellner, also participated in the visit.
Addressing the dramatic fall of the Assad regime in Syria, Netanyahu said, "This is a historic day in the history of the Middle East. The Assad regime that was a central link in Iran's axis of evil - this regime has fallen. This is a direct result of the blows we have inflicted on Iran and Hezbollah, the main supporters of the Assad regime. This has created a chain reaction throughout the Middle East among all those who want to be free from this oppressive and tyrannical regime."
"This of course creates new and very important opportunities for the State of Israel. But it is also not without risks. We are acting, first and foremost, to protect our border. This area has been controlled for nearly 50 years by a buffer zone agreed upon in 1974, the Separation of Forces Agreement. This agreement has collapsed, Syrian soldiers have abandoned their positions. Together with the Minister of Defense, and with the full support of the Cabinet, I yesterday instructed the IDF to seize the buffer zone and the controlling positions adjacent to it. We will not allow any hostile force to establish itself on our border,"...
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And keep fighting the good fight.
GREAT NEWS!!
Why should BiBi stick Israel’s iron in this fire?
While Assad was really bad, what’s to come will be even worse.
The post-WWII world order is collapsing. That world order was not frozen in 1946 but evolved over time through events like Vietnam and the 1973 October War. A Cold War world of uncomfortable balance. Now it’s all gone. The Soviet Union fell apart, now the US hegemony is dissolving (NATO? UN? I don’t think we’re playing those games any more). Diplomatically, economically, militarily, it’s going to be a more complex and dynamic world. Personally, I think our best bet is to focus on our own situation over here in the Western Hemisphere. The rest of the world is pretty well screwed.
As I’ve been saying...
Although that may in fact be true, the question remains
Who provided the leadership and wherewithal to develop the instantaneous resurrection of the Sunni opposition that so effectively took Syria?
He’s not sticking anything in the fire. He kicked a pebble down a snowy slope in Iran, and it turned into an avalanche in Syria. He’s retaking the demilitarized portion of the Golan in case whoever takes charge of Syria decides to take back that hill, so he can deter any such move from starting. He also protects the Druze in the area, in order to stay on the good side of the Druze living in Israel, who are related.
So long as the factions keep fighting for control of Syria, Israel is safe, but against the day that somebody consolidates power in Syria, he’s retaken the zone. Thinking ahead. Good. Pity he failed to do that last year.
Seems Erdogan had a hand in it, assuming this is the Sunni opposition predominating, and not some other freak show, or somebody else next week.
But, who was directing the Erdogan hand and providing the money? Erdogan certainly didn’t have any money
Best bet ….. say nothing and stay out (imho)
Good question. Brandon is not above that, but he couldn’t spend money without it being recorded somewhere that Congress would want to know about. Russia’s broke. China?
Yeah. Like they’ll let us (Israel) stay uninvolved. Gotta think ahead, plan for the worst, hope for the best.
“But, who was directing the Erdogan hand and providing the money? “
1. Erdogan
2. The Saudis
I was thinking closer to home.
Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt.......
President Trump sent envoys to the region and developed the Abraham Accords. His first visit abroad was to Riyadh where he was received like royalty and addressed the Arab summit.
I suspect all that is coming back together and cooperative efforts have and are ousting Iranian hegemony/terrorism.
A new Syria is a base from which Palestine can be transformed into a peaceful and productive state
But, I can only guess. We’ll see.
The Sunni opposition was manning trenches and hanging out in garrisons the whole time. They never went away.
True dat.
My thought would be Turkey.
The Rebels are sacking the Iranian Embassy. Iranians have caused much misery to them and pay back might be on their minds.
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