she used to come close in a cruise. geo political conflict went, oh you, she does. the run starts december 18th on d, w. the 1st is date of the news live from ballad, as well as to double the number of satellite settlers in the occupied guideline heights. the government says the serious new rebel leaders still poses a threat, so it's something is raving troops into of buses between the 2 nations and steps up to the strikes and several 100. a said that is the west side quote. and then essentially bosses the french overseas territory of miles. the guy that i'm welcome to the show,

israel is to double the population of the occupied golan heights a disputed strip of land along the border with syria. israel began building settlements that in the 19 seventies and effectively amex, the territory a decade later israeli troops have moved into a buffer zone in the area since the fall of the asset regime in syria or a week ago. israel has also set top to types on serious, serious military installations saying the new rebel need is in damascus still posed a fact. the ship sits, there is lots, a cube pool lice lumped in the wall so destroyed by israel's latest strength. since the collapse of busha, a subs regime is rails military is estimated to have struck 3, a move in 450 times. it saves it aims to keep military equipment out of the hands of extremis and is targeting width and staples and a defenses. but the cross border attacks it prompted international condemnation,

including from the you and the secretary journalist, particularly concerned over the hundreds of is really air strikes on several locations in syria. stressing the need, the urgent need to de escalate violence on all fronts throughout the country. israel has occupied most of syria's golan heights regions since 1967, but now it's expanding its reach, sending troops further into a un patrol buffer area they've taken over and abandoned syrian millet treat post is rail claims. the move is to protect its security. i definitely the nation. medina thought yeah, there was a country here that wasn't enemies state. yes, you get the army collapsed and there was a front the terrace elements could reach here. they should go meant that we move forward so that these extremist harris will not establish themselves right next to

the border. the good. we are not intervening and what is happening in syria. we have no intention of managing syria. yeah. the rebel group, hyatt tucker, you alshaun what h to use which toppled assets regime state on san today. that is, rails advance quote, threatens new, an unjustified escalation in the region boss added to that the general exhaustion and syria after years of war and conflicts does not allow us to enter new conflicts . despite the motor at messaging, israel maintain syria's new regime could threaten its security. on sunday, it announced plans to double the population in the occupied golan heights. and what it sees is it bids to strengthen the state of israel. okay, stephen simon is with the quincy institute for responsible state crossed and previously served on the national security kinds of join the clinton on the bottom

administration. and thanks for joining us to what extent israel exploiting the power switch over in syria to a certain advantage as well. of course it's exploring the situation in syria to its advantage of uh from it is rarely perspective. it would be irresponsible to do otherwise is real, has long favored a week and divided syria as the best kind of syria to be its neighbor. uh and that policy is, uh, is simply being extended uh now that uh, a site is gone and there's this new regime in the information's really perspectives. they want to be living next to, in effect, a demilitarized neighbor which is why they've gone to such great lengths to destroy the endowment of weapons, especially heavy weapons and chemical weapons production facilities. that the

new regime inherited from the departing asset regime. yeah, in that context, as rose, as it sees an increasing threat from syria, all the new rulers in damascus, a greater danger to israel than the sod was. or i don't really think so. certainly not now where the, you know, situation where they lacked the weapons that were once in syria. i think uh, you know, i shut uh, you know, the guy who is, who is now running. uh, syria on behalf of uh, h t s. uh i have to rush um is uh, is quite right when he says that the steering and people can sustain another war. i mean, they've had it and they're certainly not going to go to war against israel at this at this stage. on the other hand is rarely so look at the very weakness of the new regime and they ask themselves, well, suppose there are splinter groups

a more radical jo, hottest or as long as to who really want to take on israel and inflict some damage on it. or dr draws really blood and that's they have to, they have to take that view i, i would have thought. so what they're doing right now is establishing a buffer zone, or extending a buffer zone between israel and, and, and syria, in the hope that this will give them some, it gives you a more strategic depth against these kinds of privatized threats. this is a so you what you're saying, that is, this is a by trying to cut off has the law from getting it supply is through syria as well . i think that's, that's effectively done. i think what they're worried more about our sunni extremists who want to attack israel now that they've managed to seize

a syria from from us side. i don't think that h t s itself. the group that is willing, syria in the wake of upsets departure, wants to do this. i very much, i very much doubt it, but i also a question and the is rarely is probably question the ability of the new government to control all of the forces that were part of the coalition. they lead to bring down us out. and if they can't control them all, there might be some who want to know that their flesh with victory over the asset regime want to, you know, start attacking israel and h t s. i understands that this is not a good thing because it will give this real b excuse to advance territorial gains. that is really, it's already made it super easy is expense. since assets departure. we know that the, the going us government has been in direct contact with

a z s and seeing what you know about whether it is well is also establishing some kind of lines to them in damascus. so i would be very surprised if this were, at least we're not talking to the new regime in damascus. i think they each have a lot of a lot to discuss because they have to work out some ground rules a to avoid any kind of escalation or a tax across the line against um, uh, is really settlements in the go on. so yeah, so i, i, i would have thought they're talking, it's okay by incoming power is donald trump is coming into the white house. very soon he said this area is no america's fight. what's his incoming presidency going to mean for syria? after this whole situation? i think the main implication for syria will be the question whether the united

states removes the $900.00 soldiers and marines. it now has deployed up to syria. if, if the trump would like to remove them and if they are removed it will leave the kurds . the syrian kurtz very exposed and, and, and that will have a serious effect on the, on the future of, of siri and kurtz. so that's a, that's a key. that's a key factor, but i think that that's actually the main factor. additionally, you know, the united states actually controls syrian oil resources, and it gives us the resources to the curves. so if, if the u. s. left syria, then it would mean that the new regime would have access to the revenue from uh, from its own oil. and that would, we're down to the benefit not just of the syrian regime, but also the syrian people who badly need that money spent. and so i made this assignment of the quincy as to thanks for being on the w touch. it was mind. thank

you. okay, let's look at some more stories making headlines around the world. i'm israel is to close is embassy embassy, an island saying the irish government maintains extreme anti israel policies, doubling support a palestinian state, and 5 sites africa's international court case accusing israel of genocide. island rejects the claim, saying it favors peace upholds human rights. president, the modem is a lens. he says you claim is ready to provide humanitarian assistance to syria. he's offering wheat flour and oil during the nations, and the 8 organizations are able to buy some products from ukraine and send them on to countries in need. government tonsil ourselves is facing a confidence votes in a few hours that will likely pave the way for new elections. in february, schoultz cool, devote following the collapse of his governing coalition was predict his social democrats. little news due to the conservatives. not well thought of these in the

french overseas territory of maya out there. hundreds of people have been killed by the most destructive cycling. in nearly a century, the small island of the east african coast was already franz's poorest overseas region before it was devastated, just devastated by cycling side to night. the storm has raised visibly in the humanitarian situation. first came the winds and rain from cycling chito and then came the next thread. the wind spread destruction left behind them. i got one of francis poorest overseas territories of the rescue. teams have already started to clear the debris left behind by the storm and help is on the way from france in the form of emergency workers and humanity hearing aid, a badly needed lifeline for those who have already lost. everything. should

come to get something to eat for the kids and for us adults as well. we've got nothing left to wins taking it all the way we had stocked up at the wing took it to be pretty close to one. i probably would have had no water for 3 days now, so it's starting to be a lot. we're trying to get the bare minimum to live on people because we don't know when the water will come back and do. the full scale of the destruction is visible from the air. more than 3 quarters of the islands, 300000 people live below the poverty line. most were living in mixture of homes and slums and shanty towns which have now all but been wiped out the throughout the hell. the house was built. every thing here has been give a stage that i think you can see it all around me. i'm actually walking through debris is or people one day of to the site core not already busy rebuilding the homes, but the work is going to be extremely long to model while some start to

rebuild. others are left only to say their final farewells, as my young starts to recover after the war cycle and in almost a century. so generally this done, you, brian has spend time on mileage and says the full scale of the devastation is still an okay. what we do, you know, we say it's way beyond the initial 11 tests that were reported. the huffington post in spain indicated several hundreds fatalities. and as you said, some reports even estimated to be in the thousands. and what we do know is that the entire neighborhoods, especially in the islands numerous shouts, the towns happen lessons and public infrastructure, including hospitals, and the airports are severely damaged with devastation caused by these sites. let me certainly exacerbating factors that are related to board infrastructure, port governments. i mean, you need to know that a large portion of my us population resides any formal supplements with substandard

construction. they're offering people to buy populations from neighboring to morris, desperate to return to what was the x and assess throw hose inherits ation despite my yard. so step, just as a french overseas department says, since the 2011, there's been chronic under investments, essentially for structures. and these include housing wants to supplies and public facilities. and this neglect is less, less the islands built for parents with stand these natural disasters to okay, let's get you a reminder of our top story. as well as to double the secular population of the occupied golan heights, disputed strip of land along the border with syria. is ready, the military has moved into a buffet. those separating the 2 nations. i'd also stepped off a tax on the syrian ministry installations. okay. your up today is that something

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