Less than a week after Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon insisted Israel has no formal position on a settlement ending the Syrian Civil War and intended to “keep their opinions to themselves,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is demanding any deal reached comply with Israel’s interests.
Netanyahu says he laid out several “red lines” to President Obama during today’sz meeting, including not allowing weapons transfers from Syria into Lebanon, and not accepting a “regime” in Syria that acts as an Iranian proxy.
In effect, after Ya’alon’s effort to move Israel toward a more neutral position on Syria, Netanyahu has snapped them back to their long-standing position, supporting regime change against the Assad government entirely on the basis of that government being on good terms with Iran.
Israeli officials have repeatedly laid out that default position over the years, insisting anything bad for Iran must by default be good for Israel. There had been suggestions from some Israeli analysts that this over-simplistic policy was worth reexamining, particularly with al-Qaeda and ISIS growing so powerful within Syria during the civil war, but it seems the old position still has considerable momentum.
It seems like Israel's "interests" is the only thing the treasonous politicians in Washington have taken into account. It's time to cut all aid.
Can someone explain to me why Israel always wants to be 'taken into account' but never sits down at the Table when it comes to any negotiations?
Sooner or later the US will not be willing to always be Israel's proxy.
Because israel is used to imposing not negotiating. A nasty habit the US has been enabling for too long.
Can someone explain to me why Israel always wants to be 'taken into account' but never sits down at the Table when it comes to any negotiations?
The imposters like Noam Chomsky who hide the hand of Israel everywhere.
Huh?
I agree with you that Chomsky's insistence that Uncle Sam is Israel's boss and not the other way around is one of the professor's few shortcomings. Nevertheless, he's one of the few public figures in America willing to criticize Israel, which is why he's been blacklisted from the airwaves in America.
Why "must" we Netanyahu! When did Israel ever do anything for the US except take our handouts and subvert our country with its traitorous fifth column. Screw you!
Doug Stanhope says it best http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss4X-h9RAZ4
Netenyahu considers ONLY Israel's interests, and one only has to look at the coinage to know what that is! Eretz Israel, which shows Syria as part of greater Israel!