Israel has asked the United States to pressure Erdogan not to attack the Kurds in northern Syria
Israeli officials told Walla Walla that National Security Adviser Il Hulta and other Israeli officials made it clear to the Biden administration that a Turkish attack on northern Syria would harm Kurdish organizations and in the long run help Iran establish itself in the country.
The United States has sent messages to Turkey opposing the invasion
Lightning Ravid
21/07/2022
Thursday, 21 July 2022, 11:06
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In the video: The reception for President Herzog in Erdogan's palace in Ankara (Photo: Reuters, GPO)
Israel has sent quiet messages to the US administration in recent weeks, asking the United States to pressure Turkey not to launch a military operation against Kurdish organizations in northern Syria, two senior Israeli officials told Walla.
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why is it important:
Recently, Israel has been in a particularly sensitive position vis-à-vis Turkey against the background of warming relations between the two countries.
During the Syrian civil war, Israel supported the Kurdish organizations that fought the Assad regime and saw them as allies against the Iranian establishment in Syria.
In recent years, Israel has provided the Kurds in Syria with diplomatic assistance in Washington as well as assistance in other areas.
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A new Turkish invasion of northern Syria will severely hurt the Kurds.
Erdogan (Photo: AP)
Behind the Scenes:
National Security Adviser Eyal Hulta told his American counterpart Jake Sullivan that a new Turkish invasion of northern Syria would greatly hurt the Kurds and in the long run would benefit Iran's efforts to establish itself in Syria.
Other senior Israeli officials have sent the same message to their American interlocutors recently.
Situation:
On the sidelines of the summit of NATO leaders at the end of June, President Biden warned Turkish President Erdogan not to launch a new operation against Kurdish organizations in northern Syria.
After the meeting, Erdogan would seem to have put the brakes on everything related to Operation Ephri, but in recent days he has brought that possibility back to the table.
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East Affairs Dana Stroll said at a conference in Washington last week that the United States had made it clear to Turkey that it was opposed to the invasion.
Discuss the situation at the triple summit - Erdogan, Khamenei and Putin (Photo: Reuters)
In the news center:
Erdogan discusses the situation in Syria with Russian President Putin and Iranian President Raisi during the triple summit in Tehran on Tuesday.
"Turkey cannot be expected to remain silent and sit idly by as terrorist organizations threaten its security," Erdogan said, stressing that he expects Iran and Russia to support his fight against the Kurds.
Before the summit, Erdogan met with Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei, who also warned him not to launch an operation in northern Syria.
The Iranians are not worried about the Kurds but about the fact that extremist Sunni organizations supported by Turkey will enter a vacuum that will be created.
What they say:
A senior Biden administration official told Walla that a Turkish invasion of northern Syria "would have serious humanitarian consequences and pose a significant threat to the US fight against ISIS in Syria."
The Prime Minister's Office declined to comment on the details in the article.
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