It’s clear that Israel has finally realized that it’s been betting on
the wrong side in Syria and is now risks losing all. It goes without
saying that once defeated, Israel’s
leadership will be in no position to demand anything from anyone. This
includes failing to establish a security zone within the Golan Heights,
as well as failed ambitions over controlling the Iraqi-Syrian border
which now will likely not come to fruition. In fact, the panic mode that
the Netanyahu administration has been in for a while reflects the
dramatic changes that are taking place in Syria and across the region.
After Israel’s betting on the losing party for so long, Tel-Aviv has no
other choice but to pursue damage control in a desperate bid to save its
Jordanian and Kurdish proxies. Its new strategy states that it must
draw Iraq and Syria away from Iran and integrate them into the
Israeli-American-Saudi alliance.
