Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with outgoing national security adviser Jake Sullivan in Jerusalem on Thursday to discuss the need to protect minorities in Syria, including Christians, Druze and Kurds. pointed out.
Prime Minister Netanyahu met with Prime Minister Sullivan for the first time since Syrian rebels ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad. The rebels are predominantly Sunni Muslims and include many groups associated with al-Qaeda and the so-called Islamic State (ISIS).
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has welcomed the fall of Assad, Israel's enemy who supported Iran and Hezbollah, but has previously stressed that there are “huge opportunities” and “grave dangers” in overthrowing the regime.
One danger is the threat to religious minorities, including the Assad family's own Alawites, as well as the small Syrian Christian community, the Kurdish community in the north, and the Druze community in the west.
In a statement released by the Israeli Government Press Office, Prime Minister Netanyahu said that Israel and the United States should work together to prevent these minorities from becoming victims of atrocities by rebel groups (emphasis added).
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan in Jerusalem today (Thursday, December 12, 2024). The two discussed developments in the region, especially the reality-changing events in Syria.
Prime Minister Netanyahu has vowed to do everything in his power to keep Israel safe from all threats. To this end, he ordered the Israel Defense Forces to temporarily take control of Syria's buffer zone until it had an effective force to enforce the 1974 Separation of Forces Agreement.
The Prime Minister raised the issue of the imperative to support Syria's ethnic minorities and prevent terrorist activities against Israel from Syrian territory.
Israel has attacked Syria's weapons stockpiles and conducted hundreds of air raids, sea attacks, and ground maneuvers to keep Syrian military resources, particularly chemical weapons, from falling into the hands of rebels.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has moved troops to the top of Mount Hermon, which was once the demilitarized zone with Syria, but has also reportedly moved them beyond that area and deep into Syrian territory.
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