His decision Donald Trump to lift US sanctions against Syria and restore diplomatic relations with Al Sarah strongly concerns Israel and dynamics relations with him Benjamin Netanyahu.
Israel and Benjamin Netanyahu feared that the lifting of Donald Trump’s sanctions on Syria will strengthen the al -Sarah regime and anotherwhich Iran and Hezbollah strongly support.
«We took steps to restore relationships»Donald Trump has stated with Damascus, expressing his hope of the new Syrian government to be able to stabilize the country, which has experienced ‘a lot of suffering».
This considered a strategic defeat for Israel As he sees Iran’s dynamics in Syria As a threat to new attacks on its territory. After all Al -Sara’s new leadership has historical ties with anti -Semitic organizations in the Middle East.
Damascus has constantly stated that ‘is not going to be a threat of Israel“But Tel Aviv remains cautious about its true intentions.
After all, Iran’s influence on Syria allows the promotion of weapons, rockets and terrorists on the border with Israel and mainly in the Golan Heights.
Another possibility that is particularly concerned about Benjamin Netanyahu will be the diplomatic “targeting” of Israeli attacks. Israel has launched hundreds of air strikes in Syria in recent years, aiming for Iran and Hezbollah forces.
If the US and Europe legitimizes the Assad regime, these attacks will have higher political and diplomatic costs for Israel, as there is already an international outcry for several businesses on Syrian territory.
Problem and at a political level
In addition to the military side, Benjamin Netanyahu is worried about how Israel’s dynamics in the Middle East will be affected, which is considered the most important “player” and the US and the European Union’s main interlocutor.
A US decision to support the new Syrian government and ignore Israel’s concerns shows a shift to the US strategy in the Middle East.
This is not excluded from diminishing Israel’s influence on regional developments in the Middle East and promoting Syria in a new major player and factor in the region.
Also, if Syria begins to recover at the economic level then Al Ansan’s regime will stabilize in the country and there is a risk of supporting strategic choices that do not serve Israeli interests.
Israel, however, is not going to sit with its hands crossed and will try to influence the US as much as possible to avoid such a development or at least controlled by Israel.
This will, of course, depend on the relationship that Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu will have. The two leaders, despite the close cooperation between the two countries, appears frustrated for the continuation of military operations in the Gaza Strip and the rejection of the proposal for the creation of a Palestinian state.
And this is because Donald Trump wants to appear as a global peacemaker and at this stage his “friend” as Netanyahu calls him, spoils his plans.