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Netanyahu Steps Up for Kurds as US Pulls Troops Out of Syria: ‘People Wonder Why I Stand With Israel’

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By Tré Goins-Phillips
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October 10, 2019

In response to President Donald Trump’s decision to pull U.S. troops out of Syria, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is vowing to extend support for the Kurdish people, who have played a pivotal role in defeating ISIS.

Israel strongly condemns the Turkish invasion of the Kurdish areas in Syria and warns against the ethnic cleansing of the Kurds by Turkey and its proxies.
Israel is prepared to extend humanitarian assistance to the gallant Kurdish people.

— Benjamin Netanyahu – בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) October 10, 2019

Netanyahu joins a bevy of evangelical leaders in America who have rebuked Trump for pulling armed forces out of northern Syria, arguing the U.S. presence in the region kept bad actors in Turkey at bay.

‘Wicked and Unjust’: Evangelical Leaders Respond to Trump’s Decision to Pull Troops Out of Syria

In addition, Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) — among others — called out the White House after Trump defended his decision, claiming it fulfilled his campaign promise to get the country out of “endless wars.”

“Our presence there was not meant to engage in endless wars,” Crenshaw wrote in response. “It was there to deter further warfare.”

The great irony of the “no more endless wars” camp’s argument is that removing our small and cost-effective force from Northern Syria is causing more war, not less.

Our presence there was not meant to engage in endless wars, it was there to deter further warfare.

— Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) October 10, 2019

The 2017 winner of the Miss Iraq beauty pageant, Sarah Idan, commended the Israeli prime minister for promising to “extend humanitarian assistance to the gallant Kurdish people.”

“And people wonder why I stand with Israel,” Idan wrote. “[I] heard many countries say ‘they condemn,’ but not a single one said they will extend assistance to [the Kurds].”

And people wonder why I stand with Israel… heard many countries say “they condemn” but not a single one said they will extend assistance to #Kurds https://t.co/xsPEgpXlRD

— Sarai (Sarah Idan) Miss Iraq (@RealSarahIdan) October 10, 2019

As CBN News reported, Idan faced a lot of backlash when she first came out as an advocate of Israel. The former Miss Iraq gained a lot of international attention — much of it negative — when she posted a photo of herself with Miss Israel Adar Gandelsman to her Instagram account.

In July, Idan shared an article claiming lawmakers in the Middle Eastern country’s parliament support stripping her of her citizenship — a move she called “inhumane.”

For her part, Idan defended herself in 2017, after facing a lot of criticism. She wrote in a follow-up post: “I want to stress that the purpose of the picture was only to express hope and desire for peace between the two countries,” referring to Iraq and Israel.

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