Barak's statements cannot be separated - unless he retracts them later - from the American efforts to revive the Sweida case, by pressuring al-Hijri to return to the negotiating table with Damascus, and to remove from Israel the pretext on which it relies for its continued intervention in the region. To read the full article Amer Ali | Barak attacks al-Hijri and warns Israel: the Suaida case is "heating up".

Barak's statements cannot be separated - unless he retracts them later - from the American efforts to revive the Sweida case, by pressuring al-Hijri to return to the negotiating table with Damascus, and to remove from Israel the pretext on which it relies for its continued intervention in the region. To read the full article Amer Ali | Barak attacks al-Hijri and warns Israel: the Suaida case is "heating up".