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    Good comment Mike... Archived Message

    Posted by David Macilwain on March 31, 2019, 8:06 am, in reply to "Golan and gangster Trump's Balfour moment"

    because it would be easy to overreact to this delinquent act by the Gangster state - the recognition means nothing coming from the US, beyond confirming its vacuous hypocrisy over Crimea.
    More concerning it Israel's ongoing attacks on Syria, and the possibility that the one on Aleppo came from the NE, being too far from Lebanon.
    We might see Trump as responsible for this, but unlike in some other cases, he is only doing what his superiors Pompeo and Bolton want.
    Earlier today I posted this comment following an article about the Golan, which is relevant here, so I'll just give it a second run:

    The author's points about the US' "recognition" of Syrian territory as part of Israel are all fine, up to a point. But while we wait to hear whether our government supports this illegal seizure of territory, or supports our other allies in Europe who condemn the US move, a reminder is in order on the reality of concerns for "Israel's security" against terrorist groups. Although Donald Trump may be in ignorance of this reality, no such doubts apply either to Pompeo or Bolton. At the same time as Lindsey Graham was with Netanyahu looking over the Golan, Pompeo was in Beirut trying to force the Lebanese President to expel Hezbollah from their government, where its affiliates are the dominant party. The Israeli antithesis to Hezbollah contrasts with its active support for terrorist groups in the Golan, including HTS and IS, in their continuing campaign against the Syrian Army and its Hezbollah allies. Israel's support included a rescue mission last year of White Helmets and terrorist group commanders, but Israeli jets continue to fire missiles into Syria from Lebanon, including into Aleppo this week.

    cheers D

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