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Syria Is the Wrong Issue for a Pro-Israel Fight with the U.S.

(JNS) Evelyn Gordon - President Trump's decision to withdraw American forces from Syria is the wrong issue for pro-Israel activists to pick a fight over. To imply that U.S. troops should remain in Syria for Israel's sake is to betray the fundamental tenet of the American-Israeli alliance: Israel will defend itself by itself; it will never ask America to put soldiers in harm's way for its sake. With Israel, the agreement has always been that Israel would see to its own defense, while America would provide it with the means to do so. Relying on others for protection always ends badly for the Jews. At the same time, America's diplomatic umbrella, especially at the UN, is critical both to buying Israel the time it needs to fight and to protecting it from sanctions.
2019-01-04 00:00:00
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