Netanyahu Demands Syrian 'Buffer,' Forgetting His Own History
Netanyahu's latest pronouncement, demanding a 'buffer zone' in Syria, is paraded as a bold new stance. Conveniently omitted from most discussions is Israel's long-standing occupation of the Syrian Golan Heights, seized in 1967 and annexed in 1981—an act declared 'null and void' by UN Security Council Resolution 497. This isn't a new concept for Israeli leadership; the 1978 and 1982 invasions of
Lebanon also established 'security zones' that lasted for decades, sowing instability and death, not security. (Sound familiar, Gaza Strip?) So, when Netanyahu talks 'security,' we're left to wonder if he means a new internationally condemned occupation, or if, as the Al Jazeera clip's interviewee rightly suggests, true security begins within one's own borders. Perhaps the world simply needs to
adjust its definition of 'outrageous demand' to 'standard operating procedure' when it comes to Israeli expansionist policy.