A NATO Threat Rising on Israel’s Border?

 

Syria and Turkey are negotiating a dangerous deal: transferring control of key territory near Palmyra—once a stronghold for Iranian-backed militias—in exchange for Turkish military and economic support. Turkey is planning to establish an airbase in central Syria to host F-16 fighter jets. If the U.S. greenlights Turkey’s reentry into the F-35 program, the threat intensifies dramatically. This would put a heavily armed NATO-member force, equipped with advanced U.S. technology, deep inside Syria—within striking distance of Israel. Some are calling it a greater threat to Israel than even Iran. This cannot be allowed to happen. There must be a proactive approach—not the usual reactive pattern Israel has fallen into. If this isn’t addressed now, a direct military clash between Israel and Turkey is inevitable. And the U.S. must wake up to reality: one of their own NATO allies is on a collision course with Israel.