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Israel 'will be at war with Syria sooner or later', says Likud minister

An Israeli minister from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party stated that Israel 'will be at war with Syria sooner or later.' The comments were made during radio interviews by Minister of Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli, who described a 'radical Sunni axis of evil' in the Middle East. He referred to Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s government as a jihadist regime seeking to unify Jerusalem and warned of a new anti-Israel alliance involving Pakistan, Turkey, and Qatar.

An  Israeli  minister from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party said this week that Israel “will be at war with  Syria  sooner or later”.

The remarks came in a series of  radio   interviews  given by Minister of Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli on Wednesday and Thursday, in which he outlined what he dubbed a "radical Sunni axis of evil" in the Middle East.

“There is no way that a jihadist regime rooted in Isis and al-Qaeda, whose aspiration is the unification of Jerusalem, can live in peace alongside the State of Israel,” the far-right minister said, referring to Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s government.

Speaking to Israel’s Army Radio on Thursday, Chikli outlined what he considers to be a new anti-Israel alliance made up of  Pakistan ,  Turkey  and  Qatar , which he said worried him far more than  Iran  and its ceasefire deal with the  US .

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Israeli Minister of Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli (R) sits beside Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar, as they attend a conference on antisemitism in Jerusalem on 27 March 2025 (AFP)

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Israel 'will be at war with Syria sooner or later', says Likud minister

An Israeli minister from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party stated that Israel 'will be at war with Syria sooner or later.' The comments were made during radio interviews by Minister of Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli, who described a 'radical Sunni axis of evil' in the Middle East. He referred to Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s government as a jihadist regime seeking to unify Jerusalem and warned of a new anti-Israel alliance involving Pakistan, Turkey, and Qatar.

Bias read (Right): The article quotes a far-right Israeli minister using strong, alarmist language such as 'axis of evil,' 'jihadist regime,' and 'unification of Jerusalem,' which frames Syria and its allies as existential threats to Israel. This framing aligns with right-leaning narratives that emphasize security and

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