The Jordan Valley, the American Withdrawal from Syria, and the Future of Israeli Security
Israel must be able to defend itself by itself.
October 23, 2019
The Jordan Valley, the American Withdrawal from Syria, and the Future of Israeli Security
Israel must be able to defend itself by itself.
President Trump’s precipitous removal of U.S. protection from the Syrian Kurds, writes Dore Gold, is a cautionary reminder of the most fundamental principle of the Jewish state’s national-security doctrine: “that Israel must be able to defend itself by itself and not accept external guarantees, even from the United States, in lieu of its own self-defense capabilities.” With this in mind, Gold revisits the controversy surrounding Benjamin Netanyahu’s statement last month that, if reelected, he would extend Israeli sovereignty to the Jordan Valley. Gold goes back in history several decades to explain why Jerusalem must maintain a military presence in this area:
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