But in southern Syria all these and other terrorist organizations are coordinating among themselves and have what Lt. Col. Peter Lerner, a spokesman for the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF), called "a gentleman's agreement" with Israel across the border, according to Colum Lynch in Foreign Policy on June 11.
Last October, Al-Qaeda branch in Syria, al-Nusra, was among the rebel groups that overtook the only border crossing of Quneitra between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Israel has yet to demonstrate its objection.
"Many Sunnis in Iraq and the Gulf consider ISIS a bullet in their rifles aimed at Shiite extremism, in their bid to restore their lost standing," Raghida Dergham, a columnist and a senior diplomatic correspondent for the London-based Arabic Al-Hayat daily, wrote in the huffingtonpost on September 19.
A political public agreement between Israel and the Gulf Arabs has developed on a mutual understanding that the dismantling of the Syria-Iran alliance as a prelude to a "regime change" in both countries is the regional priority, without loosing sight of the endgame, which is to dictate peace with Israel as the regional power under the U.S. hegemony. The IS is "the bullet in their rifles." From their perspective, the U.S. war on the IS is irrelevant, for now at least.
Nicola Nasser is a veteran Arab journalist based in Birzeit, West Bank of the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories (nassernicola|AT|ymail.comEmail address).
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