That’s why Obama started this war in the first place, of course.
And the Israelis’ concern now is that since the war backfired and Iran has a greater presence in Syria than ever before, that Trump could follow-up his withdrawal from northeastern Syrian Kurdistan with a pull out from the Al Tanf base in the southeast, leaving Israel to deal with the mess that they helped make.
Jerusalem Post: Can Israel trust the U.S. after Syria withdrawal?
Jerusalem Post/JTA: Two senators reach across the aisle to tackle the Syria nightmare: The pushback Trump got from Democrats and Republicans alike in the wake of his abandonment of the Kurds would be tenfold were he to throw Israel to the wolves.
JTA: Sen. Lindsey Graham calls troop withdrawal from Syria a ‘nightmare for Israel’
Reuters: Israel uneasy over Trump’s refusal to stand by Kurds
New York Times: Israelis Watch U.S. Abandon Kurds, and Worry: Who’s Next?