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Trump Reportedly Set To Meet Syria’s Interim President Amid Concerns in Israel Over Role of Turkey

The Israeli air force consistently aims at targets across Syria, including the Palmyra base. The Turkish presence there ‘is a potential threat,’ an Israeli security official says.

AP/Francisco Seco, file
Syria's interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, and President Erdogan during a joint press conference following their meeting at the presidential palace at Ankara, February 4, 2025. AP/Francisco Seco, file
BENNY AVNI
BENNY AVNI

As President Trump reportedly plans to meet the Syrian interim president, Ahmed a-Sharaa, Israel is increasingly concerned about the former terrorist’s chief backer, NATO-member Turkey.

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BENNY AVNI
BENNY AVNI

Benny Avni is a columnist who has published in the New York Post, WSJOpinion, The Daily Beast, Newsweek, Israel Radio, Ha’Aretz, and others. Once New York Sun, always New York Sun.

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