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Pro-Israel evangelists declare PKK, Israelis as 'true ally' of US in Syria

Ersin Çelik
13:52 - 1/01/2019 Tuesday
Update: 16:25 - 1/01/2019 Tuesday
Yeni Şafak
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The evangelists and Israeli lobby who have dominion over the American administration are doing their upmost to try and talk President Trump out of withdrawing from Syria.

Evangelist leader William Franklin Graham is heading this lobby which has almost taken the White House under siege.

Following Trump’s decision to with troops from Syria on Dec. 19, Graham took to Twitter and wrote:

“Pulling our troops out of Syria too quickly has the potential to put many in danger. I understand that President Trump has to make very tough decisions that impact the lives of people abroad & here at home. It's important that we continue to pray for him & his administration.”


Graham shared a letter penned by supporters of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which is backed by the U.S. in Syria, and claimed that withdrawing U.S. troops would put the lives of Christians in danger.

“100.000 Syriac and other Christians will be killed or driven away if Turkey invades. Turkish jihadists hunted down the Christians and Yazidi's of Afrin in Northwest Syria. They will do the same again but at a much wider scale. The very same Turkish jihadists are standing ready and are waiting for the US to leave so that they can kill us and destroy our communities and Churches.

“The reality is that we could not have won and protect our people without the US forces. Now Turkey wants to destroy all of us,” read the scandalous letter.

Pro-Israel pastor calls PKK an ally

Pastor John Hagee, the founder and national chairman of Christians United for Israel, also openly declared Turkey as the enemy.

Hagee, who said a prayer at the opening ceremony of moving the U.S.’s embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, stated that the PKK was an ally.

“We have true allies in the region as well. Allies that share not just our interests, but more importantly, our values. The Israelis and the Kurds are our true allies in the region, and because of the tolerance exhibited by those allies, we help Middle East Christians by supporting Israel and the Kurds,” Hagee said.

Hagee attacks Turkey

Hagee went on to attack Turkey claiming that it was an “evil force.”

“I am troubled by the recent decision to withdraw the remaining American troops working alongside Kurdish forces in Syria,” said Hagee. “The American presence there is a deterrent to all the evil forces in the region—Islamic State [Daesh], Iran and its proxies, and Turkey.

“Without an American presence, I am concerned that our enemies—those same groups and countries that would seek to attack Israel and persecute Middle East Christians—will find an opening to bolster their presence in the Levant, and wreak havoc on Middle East Christians and Kurds. He said.

Turkish operation in Syria

Turkey has recently deployed thousands of soldiers and military vehicles to Syria.

The deployment comes after Trump made the surprise announcement that the U.S. would withdraw its troops from Syria, following an Oct. 14 phone call with Erdoğan in which the two leaders agreed on the need for more effective coordination over the war-torn country.

A possible mission east of the Euphrates River in Syria, which Turkey’s leadership has been suggesting for months, would follow two successful cross-border Turkish operations into Syria since 2016 – Operation Euphrates Shield and Operation Olive Branch – both meant to eradicate the presence of YPG/PKK and Daesh terrorists near Turkey’s borders.

The PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the European Union and the United States. The YPG is its Syrian extension.

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