On Monday, the US State Department backed Israel’s seizure of territory in Syria that came after the collapse of the government of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, framing it as a defensive action.
Israel seized a buffer zone between the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and the rest of Syria’s territory that was established in 1974 and also captured several areas beyond the zone. When asked about the land grab, State Department spokesman Matt Miller said it was important to put the situation in “context.”
“First of all, the Syrian army abandoned its positions in the area around the negotiated Israeli-Syrian buffer zone, which potentially creates a vacuum that could have been filled by terrorist organizations that would threaten the state of Israel and would threaten civilians inside Israel. Every country has the right to take action against terrorist organizations,” Miller said.
Miller also insisted the Israeli occupation of the land was temporary. “The second thing that is important is that Israel has said that these actions are temporary to defend its borders. These are not permanent actions,” he said.
Also on Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared the Golan Heights would be Israel’s “forever,” although it’s unclear if he was referring to the recently-captured territory.
Several Arab countries, including Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar, strongly condemned the Israeli seizure of Syria’s territory. The Qatari Foreign Ministry said it considered the move “a dangerous development and a blatant attack on Syria’s sovereignty and unity as well as a flagrant violation of international law.”
Saudi Arabia said the land grab confirmed “Israel’s continued violation of the rules of international law and its determination to sabotage Syria’s chances of restoring its security, stability and territorial integrity.”
The buffer zone Israel captured is patrolled by a UN peacekeeping force known as UNDOF, and there are signs Israel was looking to make a move in the area before Assad’s collapse.
The Associated Press reported that Israel began construction along the buffer zone in September, citing satellite images. After the report, UNDOF warned that Israel was committing “severe” violations of the deal with Syria that established the buffer zone.
Stealing is a sin…
A Zionist will break every one of the commandments given to Moses when there is value to be had by taking it from others.
Those commandments only apply to those in the group. Thou shall not murder within the group, etc.
Not when the God of the Old Testament does it, then it becomes "holy". Both American Christians and Israelis are celebrating it, saying the prophesies of Greater Israel are being fulfilled. Who cares according to them how many die, god killed men women, children and animals to make room for his 'chosen people' as well.
I no longer understand anything. Why does the entire world allow this to happen and just sits there there? America supports terrorists and fights terrorists all at the same time. They seem to fight terrorists when they want to control the masses in America but support them when they want to strike out into other people's real estate overseas.
The US fights the enemies of al Qaeda while suggesting they’re with al Qaeda.
got a problem with Torah god?
Theyre the same God
The same God as what?
Jesus was, religiously, a Jew.
Modern Christians, for the most part, worship a set of pagan gods invented by Paul (he slapped Jesus’ name on one of them).
The same God as what?
Jesus was, religiously, a Jew.
Modern Christians, for the most part, worship a set of pagan gods invented by Paul (he slapped Jesus’ name on one of them).
The above commenter saying the Torah God acted differently.
For that matter, there are several versions of “the Torah God.”
Religions change their gods over time, imbuing them with new/different characteristics to better serve the power structures those religions build. Among other things, both YHVH and Allah started off as gods among other equal gods. And one of the major demands of Constantine was that Pauline Christianity abandon its polytheism and become monotheistic (with YHVH as an incarnation of Sol Invictus, the official main Roman god), resulting in the “trinity” kludge.
What does… kludge… mean
A kludge is a sort of slapped-together solution to make something work.
Jesus taught Judaism, which was monotheistic by that point. Paul created a Greco-Roman pagan cult loosely based on Jesus’ life, and gave it three gods (the father, the son, and the holy ghost).
But by the time Constantine decided to integrate that cult into the official religious schema of Rome, monotheism was required. Any god that was officially worshiped had to be a version of the sun god, Sol Invictus (that’s where the halo in Christian iconography comes from — it indicates the presence/protection of the sun god around the figure portrayed). So Christian leaders came up with the “trinity” in which Christianity’s three gods magically became, kinda sorta, but not really exactly, one god. Just enough to get by. A kludge.
Putin: "Crimea will be Russian forever".
Crimea has a history with Russia. Israel is just playing at being an old state from the past.
Putin reclaiming vital Russian territory full of Russians is bad.
Israel killing "semitic" people and stealing land is good.
Got it.
lol
vital russian territory my ass
Yes vital. The naval base in Crimea is vital. Crimea was part of Russia longer than the US has existed,.
Hundreds of years ago.
Borders are lines on mas. It doesn’t matter
What does matter is that Russia used force to change those lines on maps
The good news is Russia won’t be able to involve itself in Africa without Syria, making it waste less overseas. Russia has an ego problem.
The ethnic cleansing will soon follow.
You don’t have to go anywhere particular, but you can’t stay here.
There is nowhere you can go where we won’t bomb you, but you can’t stay here.
Miller also insisted the Israeli occupation of the land was temporary. “The second thing that is important is that Israel has said that these actions are temporary to defend its borders. These are not permanent actions,” he said.
That little turd must have been looking for lightning to strike his sorry ass when he said that load of bullshit.
Come on Wars, Israel has a known and stellar record of complying with borders and UN mandates re occupation …
The most moral military.
A rogue nation and its accomplice who only adhere to the law of the jungle.
https://genius.com/Leonard-cohen-hallelujah-lyrics
Whatever any American thinks they do for a living, they're actually just tax cows for the MIC and the Israeli right.
We have deficit spending. So, the USD standard is what supports Israel. The US couldn’t otherwise sustain empire.
Hmmm, sort of. The US budget is over $6 trillion while the deficit is about $1-2 trillion … so most of the money the govt spends is indeed from taxes of various kinds, no? But indeed the faith and credit of the $ is the lubricant that keeps the machine running smoothly since that extra $1-2 trillion is critical.
It’d be quite the crunch were it to be cut by $1t. Would Americans accept a cut elsewhere or a tax increase?
SS is already insolvent.
Russia has described it's seizure of eastern Ukraine as a "defensive measure" as well.
One thing you can say about this site – it is certainly consistent.
1. The Assad regime brutally tortures to death and maims thousands of its people, and murders 100,000 in their prisons – hey, no problem. They are entitled to all the land they want.
2. An Al-Qaeda-associated group takes over Syria – hey, nothing to see here. Give 'em the entire nation.
3. Israel – a US ally – takes a small piece of land as a buffer against a nation that is still officially at war with them, which is now controlled by a militant jihadi group – and suddenly – "Land grab! Land grab!"
So, dictatorship that brutalizes its people – no problem. Have a cigar.
Al-Qaeda affiliate that conquers the country – no problem.
US ally that takes a tiny sliver of land – Land Grab! An atrocity!
Conclusion: obvious bias, lack of credibility.
Amazing how quickly maggots batten on dead flesh!
Soon they’ll be selling stolen Syrian land to Jews in synagogues in New York, Los Angelas and Toronto as they’ve been doing with stolen West Bank territory.
This is no different than the previous eight decades: savagely attack indigenous people, oppress them and wait for a reaction. At which point, claim you have a security problem with antisemites and steal more land: 1948. 1956, 1967. 1982, 2023 and every year in the WB since ‘67.
Israel is afraid of HTS…! Yes, the terrorist group that was given intelligence and logistic support during their attacks in Aleppo, Hama and Damascus…! They will come back to bite Israel sometimes in the future…!
syria does not exist anymore
the deal might as well have never happened
israel is free to do what they like
Just like Czechoslavakia in 1938.
Exactly!
Only America and Israel can invade other countries with impunity. The US has a two-tiered international legal system as well as a two-tiered domestic legal system.
Why a proxy war in Ukraine?
Because Russia invaded a sovereign state of Ukraine?
What about the US invasions Serbia, Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan, and financing / directing the overthrow of the elected government of Ukraine?
How about the attempted coup in Georgia financed by the US?
How about the US financing of terrorists in Syria? The same terrorists who came out of the group that destroyed the World Trade Center are financed and armed by the American CIA and UK MI6
Why is Israel allowed to attack Syria and take territory? Why is Israel taking Damascus?
Not to mention:
State Department Spokesman Matt Miller justified Israel’s invasion of Syria based on hypotheticals.
Shaun Tandon: Israel has gone across the Golan Heights, the UN said it’s a violation, does the US agree
Miller: Every country would be worried about a possible vacuum that could be filled by terrorist organizations on its border…Israel said it’s temporary
Humeyra Pamuk: Did they describe what ‘temporary’ would look like, is it 6 months, one year—
Miller: I’m not gonna get into those diplomatic conversations
An absolute sheer Lie…! When you face a collapsed government such as Syria you tend to Lie with more intensity and you'd know you can get away with it since there is no old Syria…!
Zionism is not representational with being of the Jewish faith. I say this simply because my own husband is Jewish and is vehemently opposed to what is going on, indeed as many people of faith are…
Do you remember how the housing bubble expanded and then burst? That's Israel