A Chess Game Between The Turks And Israel On A Syrian Chessboard

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Written by Damir Nazarov

While the self-proclaimed “president” of Syria ponders the future “normalization” of diplomatic relations with “Israel”, Zionism is preparing for a new phase of confrontation.

It’s unclear how long the so-called truce between Hamas and Israel will last, but judging by the media reports from the occupation forces, the Zionists are preparing for new wars, with Syria at the epicenter. The fact is that Israel cannot exist without external aggression, and this isn’t a matter of the ruling cabinet. The colonialists are committed to advancing the IMEC project, which entails combating the main components of the Silk Road. This explains why Egypt and Turkey are preparing for war, despite their close ties with “Israel”.

As for Syria, Zionism insists on dividing the country to prevent the creation of the Hejaz Railway. Therefore, the south of Syria is destined to become a new arena of battle between colonialists and regional powers (Turkey, Iran). It’s worth recalling how, a year ago, the former leader of Syrian al-Qaeda, in his first interview after capturing Damascus, stated that he allegedly “prevented a major regional war involving “Israel” and the United States on one side against a coalition of Iran, Iraq, Turkey, and Syria (under Assad’s rule) on the other.” Take, for example, the latest interview of Oded Aylam, the former head of the Mossad’s “counter-terrorism department,” when he stated that “in the last week we have seen something very unusual, something we haven’t seen before – the Turks, together with Hamas, are trying to establish some kind of stronghold in Syria, in the Daraa region, on the border with Jordan.” Previously, Zionists pointed to Hezbollah activities in the southern Syrian region.

It’s currently unclear how the Islamic Front of Syria and pro-Turkish anti-Zionist activities in southern Syria will coexist, as the former legitimately considers the latter to be occupiers and allies of Zionism. However, the Hamas factor could very well become the reason for a “reconciliation” between the Islamic Front and the Turks. For example, at the height of the “Al-Aqsa flood,” Hamas, with the support of the IRGC, organized shelling of Zionists from Syrian territory with the tacit approval of the Assad regime. This means that the old ties remain, meaning something similar could happen now. Formally, the Iran-Hamas-Turkey triangle already exists. The Islamic Republic is the main ally of the Syrian Islamic Front. Moreover, relations between Turkey and Hezbollah are improving. Another channel of communication between Uli al-Baath and Ankara could theoretically be former officers of Assad’s army, with whom the Turks have established contact and who continue to maintain contact with their colleagues who have temporarily left Syria.

War in Syria between the two blocs, which the former leader of Syrian al-Qaeda so desperately wanted to prevent, is inevitable, and both sides are actively preparing for it. Meanwhile, despite the fact that the Turks are formally part of the pro-Iranian bloc, Ankara continues to trade with the Zionists.

Why is Turkey playing a double game?

This typical behavior of the Turkish establishment fits into China’s strategy of “quietly isolating” the Americans in the region, which involves avoiding direct conflict with the United States, which has numerous treaties with Israel. Therefore, the Erdogan regime believes that, despite all the pro-Palestinian rhetoric, it is necessary to continue economic cooperation with the Zionists, since, in the Turkish authorities’ view, severing such ties would lead to dire consequences for Turkey due to a negative reaction from US Republicans. At the same time, as payment for “oil for Israel,” Ankara demands concessions from Washington on regional issues, plus filling the vacuum where the Yankees have already withdrawn or are about to withdraw. Erdogan’s tactics are a derivative of the Chinese strategist’s plan to squeeze the Americans out of the Middle East. US military intelligence has long concluded that “Erdogan is a Chinese agent.” I’ll add that China itself successfully trades with the Zionists, which doesn’t prevent them from being enemies. The Celestial Empire uses this method to economically strangle American pawns in the region. The Chinese can afford this, and it’s their method of struggle, but Turkey considers itself a Muslim country, so the question arises: should Turkey imitate the Chinese approach in everything?

P.S. Of course, one shouldn’t think that Erdogan’s approach is adequate or an example of “fighting Zionism”—by no means. On the contrary, such behavior once again proves that Turkey is not an Islamic republic ideologically; it continues to adhere to a Western approach to foreign policy, but now infused with a touch of Asian wisdom from the teachings of Confucius. At the same time, one shouldn’t think that the Chinese are satisfied with Erdogan’s tactics; they simply have to work with what they have.

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