Following the fall of the Baathist regime, the terrorist organization PKK/YPG is on the verge of losing its dominance in northeastern Syria, while there are signs of rapprochement between the terrorist organization and Israel. In the Jerusalem Post, a supporter of the terrorist organization argued that granting autonomy to the Kurds and free movement in the Dardanelles would provide a more stable and advantageous future for Israel.
Ilham Ahmed, the so-called foreign relations officer of the terrorist organization YPG, called on Israel yesterday in an interview with the Jerusalem Post, a nationalist newspaper in Israel, saying, “Israel must take part in the solution in Syria and its role is very important.” The same newspaper also published an article by terrorist organization supporter Mem Husedin. Husedin, who was born in Iskenderun, lives in Vancouver and is the Vice President of the Kurdistan Confederation of Canada, shared his article in Turkish on social media.
“A PKK/PYD autonomous region controlling territory from Iran to Israel would be a valuable asset for Israel’s defense. As the Iranian-led Shiite axis weakens, another axis – the Turkish axis – is emerging, uniting Sunni Arabs under the Turkish flag using similar anti-Israel rhetoric.”
Referring to the Wilsonian Principles presented in 1918, Husedin said, “The other nations under Turkish rule should also be guaranteed full freedom for their autonomous development with security of life free from all suspicion. The Dardanelles should be kept permanently open to the free passage of ships and to international commerce under international guarantees.” “Recognizing the historic promise to the Kurds and ensuring the free navigation of the Dardanelles are important steps in addressing modern geopolitical challenges and ensuring a more stable and strategically advantageous future for Israel in the region,” he said, arguing that NATO navies are not allowed to pass through the Dardanelles.
Retired Ambassador Uluç Özülker made the following assessment on the issue to Milliyet: Israel does not actually want to confront Turkey. Because when we look at Syria, Iraq, the Middle East, Iran, etc., we need to think about this with American support. Ensuring its own security in the Middle East and at the same time its own expansionist policy; this is rooted in history. They established something like a kingdom until 190 BC. They lasted 150 years and they call it the promised land. Today they still have a policy to realize it.
Normally, we are helping Syria. We are able to have a strong presence there. At the same time, this is a handicap for Israel, which has started to seize territories in Syria from the south that do not belong to it. Because they can cope with Syria, but when Turkey is involved, they evaluate it as ‘the power that Israel is facing is a power that will require Israel to think not twice but 32 times’. Therefore, it is not possible to say that they are very happy about us entering there in this way.
It is normal for Israel to develop such discourses against us, to put forward some threats, these are normal. There is no need to worry too much about it. But if Turkey and Israel confront each other over Syria, the consequences are much more grave and require much more thought. Israel does not want this and it can show it.We need to see that Israel is seriously encouraged by the US policy in the Middle East.
Prof. Dr. Mehmet Seyfettin Erol, President of ANKASAM, said the following: They want to create a policy of encircling Turkey by citing the Iranian threat, and to create a buffer zone between Israel and Turkey. By realizing the corridor extending from Iraq and Syria to the Mediterranean through the Kurds, they want to draw a barrier between Turkey and the Middle East. Their aim is to divide Turks and Kurds and especially Sunni Islam. They may have wanted to create a debate over an outsider for Israel’s goals. They are trying to create international public opinion with these psychological operations.
Recently, many Kurdish figures have made statements about Israel. After the fall of the Baath regime in Syria, the message is being sent that ‘Turkey cannot have a Middle East that Arab states want’.The goal is to create the corridor plan in Iraq and Syria through the Kurds. The US and Israel are sending a message through unofficial channels, saying “we stand by our historical promises”.
Israel is trying to build a proxy actor with the Kurds in the region. Referring to the Wilsonian principles, the US and Israel are reminded of their promises for the Kurds. Today, the biggest obstacle in front of the dream of Greater Israel is the Republic of Turkey. This is an imperial project that seeks to pit the Kurds of the region against Turkey.
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