After helping to overthrow leader Bashar al-Assad, Israel destroyed Syria’s military capabilities and is seizing territory, annexing the Golan Heights and occupying more land. The Al-Qaeda-linked Salafi-jihadist rebels who now rule Syria, led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), have allowed Israel to do this. HTS leader (and former Al-Qaeda chief) Abu Mohammad al-Jolani said “We are not looking to engage in a conflict with Israel”. Ben Norton reports
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