09-10-2019 20:48 via news.yahoo.com

Israelis Watch U.S. Abandon Kurds, and Worry: Who's Next?

JERUSALEM -- Israel's national security does not immediately depend on who controls the border of Turkey and northern Syria, more than 500 miles from its own territory.Yet President Donald Trump's abrupt order to withdraw U.S. troops there and abandon Kurdish forces, who have been stalwart U.S. allies against the Islamic State, set off clanging alarm bells among officials in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.And for a simple reason: If such a betrayal could befall the Kurds, Israelis from across the politi
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