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‘Bibi sees ghosts everywhere’: US said to fume at PM over repeated strikes in Syria
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Trump administration is reportedly fuming at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over Israel’s repeated strikes in Syria.
“We are trying to tell Bibi he has to stop this because if it continues he will self-destruct,” a senior US official tells the Axios news site.
“Syria doesn’t want problems with Israel. This isn’t Lebanon,” a second senior US official says. “But Bibi is seeing ghosts everywhere.”
“We are trying to tell Bibi he has to stop this because if it continues he will self-destruct — miss a huge diplomatic opportunity and turn the new Syrian government to an enemy,” the official continues.
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