In Syria, where chaos reigns and there are no moderates among the Sunni Arab opposition, the “enemy of my enemy” principle may apply – particularly in view of Assad’s increasing dominance, the growing Iranian influence on Israel’s borders, and Turkey’s close ties with Hamas and recent rapprochement with…
It is therefore in Israel’s interest to act quickly to support the nascent Kurdish political region in Syria.
Relations between the Syrian Kurds and Israel have changed dramatically over the past eighteen years.
In 1999, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), the most influential party among the Kurds in both Syria and Turkey, accused the Mossad of contributing to the…