Full text of Netanyahu's speech just now. He claims direct credit for overthrow of Assad through Israeli attacks on Iran and Hezbollah.

 

Craig Murray

@CraigMurrayOrg

Full text of Netanyahu's speech just now. He claims direct credit for overthrow of Assad through Israeli attacks on Iran and Hezbollah. He announces the seizure of a large area of Syria by the IDF. This is what the Salafists and Western Liberals have done. This is a historic day in the history of the Middle East. The Assad regime, a central link in Iran's axis of evil, has fallen. This is a direct result of the blows we inflicted on Iran and Hezbollah, the main supporters of the Assad regime. It has triggered a chain reaction throughout the Middle East among those who wish to free themselves from this oppressive and tyrannical regime. This, of course, creates new and very significant opportunities for the State of Israel. But it is not without risks. First and foremost, we are acting to protect our border. This area, governed for nearly 50 years by a buffer zone agreed upon in the 1974 disengagement agreement, has collapsed. Syrian forces have abandoned their positions. Together with the Minister of Defence and with the full backing of the Cabinet, I instructed the IDF yesterday to seize the buffer zone and the dominant positions near it. We will not allow any hostile force to establish itself along our border. At the same time, we are pursuing a policy of good neighbourliness. This is the same good neighbourliness we demonstrated when we established a field hospital here, which treated thousands of Syrians injured and harmed in the civil war. Hundreds of Syrian children were born here, in Israel. We extend that same hand of peace to our Druze neighbours, first and foremost to them—they are brothers to our Druze brethren in the State of Israel. We also extend a hand of peace to the Kurds, Christians, and Muslims who seek to live in peace with Israel. We will closely monitor developments and do whatever is necessary to protect our border and ensure our security. The fall of Assad is a severe blow to Iran’s axis of evil, which aims to destroy the State of Israel. The tentacles of the octopus are being severed, one by one. We have come here to state clearly that we are determined to ensure the security of the communities in the Golan Heights. The Prime Minister, the IDF, and I, with Cabinet approval, have directed the seizure of the buffer zone and the dominant positions to ensure the protection of all Israeli communities in the Golan Heights, both Jewish and Druze, so that they face no threats from across the border. We are determined not to return to the situation of October 6th, neither in the Golan Heights nor anywhere else. Thank you very much. Thank you.

12:57 AM · Dec 9, 2024

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