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Israeli anxiety over Syria

Israel has been one of the main backers of militants fighting government forces in Syria. The course of the conflict especially over the past year has caused jitters in Tel Aviv. Israel’s favorite militants have lost ground to the Syrian military and its allied forces such as Hezbollah fighters. Syria’s Golan Heights is no exception. Syrian government forces have gained the upper hand there, and many of the militants like those of the Jabhat Fateh al-Sham formerly known as the Nusra Front have been forced to retreat. Israel has become increasingly impatient with the recent developments. It has stepped up its airstrikes against the positions of the Syrian army in Golan. It is now signaling that it could keep up its air raids in Syria despite any truce agreement that may emerge in the future.

Prince Charles letter revelations

Britain earlier this month came under immense fire after it said it would celebrate the centennial of a move that led to the establishment of Israel. Prime Minister Theresa May drew global anger after she said her country was honored about the Balfour Declaration that authorized confiscating Palestinian lands by the Israelis. Now a new revelation – although with a different nature – has come out that shows the dissatisfaction of the British monarch with the agendas of the Israelis against the Palestinians. The media have disclosed a letter by Prince Charles dating back to 1986 in which he has blamed the influx of foreign and European Jews for aggravating the Arab-Israeli conflict. When compared to the remarks of prime minster May, it appears that there has been a difference of opinion inside the British leadership toward the technicalities that led to the establishment of Israel.