In a
shocking revelation, former Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon
(Likud), who served from 2013 until mid-2016, revealed that the
November gunbattle between Israeli troops and ISIS forces along the
Golan frontier, materially the only significant fight between the two
sides, was followed up with an ISIS “apology.”
Being ISIS
generally speaking means never having to say you’re sorry, and the
group has no real allies so it generally doesn’t come up. That ISIS
felt the need to apologize to Israel for the brief clash, which had
no Israeli casualties, speaks volumes about the group’s position.
Ya’alon
revealed this apology in the context of comments about Israel’s
policy in Syria, and its repeated airstrikes against Syrian military
targets whenever any cross-border fire is reported has led Syria to
repeatedly complain that Israel is a de facto ally of the rebels.
It appears
ISIS may see things this way too, at least for now. Despite ISIS
making public statements playing up their animosity toward Israel,
and their ideology clearly positioning them as an enemy, they likely
see Israel as an ally of convenience.
Israeli
officials have largely treated ISIS the same way, as while they
sometimes express public concerns about the rise of ISIS, they have
already repeatedly made clear that they prefer Syria to end up under
the control of ISIS instead of being an ally to Iran.
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