Syria22 September, 20262 min read
Joe Wilson Urges Israel To Stop Airstrikes On Syria
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US Rep. Joe Wilson urged Israel to stop airstrikes on Syria. He said the attacks shouldn't be done and praised Tom Barrack's opposition.
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Wilson urges strike halt
US congressman Joe Wilson urged Israel to stop its airstrikes on Syria, telling Anadolu on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York that the attacks “shouldn’t be done.” Wilson said he was calling on the Israeli government to end the strikes, responding “Absolutely.”
Wilson said he was “really grateful” that US President Donald Trump’s special envoy to Syria, Tom Barrack, expressed opposition to the Israeli airstrikes. Wilson said he appreciated Trump’s leadership at the request of Türkiye and Saudi Arabia to give Syria a chance, adding “Syria will succeed, and then it’s beneficial to every country in the Middle East.”
Barrack’s Abu al-Duhur warning
Tom Barrack said in August that Washington was “deeply concerned” over Israeli airstrikes on the Abu al-Duhur Airbase in northern Syria, calling them an “unnecessary escalation that does not advance regional stability.”
Wilson said he was “hopeful” about efforts by Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to address the dispute over Türkiye’s purchase of Russia’s S-400 air defense system and Ankara’s possible return to the F-35 fighter jet program.
Wilson said he supported US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth working with Türkiye, arguing that cooperation between Washington and Ankara would contribute to “peace through strength.”
Wilson said he supported selling F-35 fighter jets to Türkiye, replying “I do. Yes, I do.”
Syria stakes and regional fallout
Wilson described the “liberation of Syria” as the collapse of Bashar Assad’s regime in late 2024, saying it was important for other countries in the region including Iran and Lebanon.
Syria’s U.N. Permanent Representative Ibrahim Olabi told the Security Council that Israeli aggression constitutes “the greatest threat facing the stability of the entire region, not just Syria,” and he said Israel “responded to dialogue with airstrikes, incursions, and violations and attacks.”
Türkiye’s U.N. envoy Ahmet Yildiz condemned Israeli operations in southern Syria as “relentless attacks” violating Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and he described high-level Israeli visits as “provocative.”
The sources said Damascus demanded an Israeli withdrawal to the lines held before the fall of the Assad government on Dec. 8, 2024, and the sources also said U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called violations of sovereignty “unacceptable.”