David Azoulai, head of the Metula Council, said the IDF should leave Lebanon. He expressed support for extending the Abraham Accords to include Syria, and for the idea that Syria should fight Hezbollah, according to his statement Thursday.
David Azoulai, the head of the Metula Council, issued a statement Thursday calling for an IDF withdrawal from Lebanon, endorsing the Abraham Accords' expansion to Syria, and supporting the notion that Syria should confront Hezbollah. The comments come amid ongoing Israeli operations in southern Lebanon and a broader debate within Israel about post-ceasefire strategy in the north. Azoulai's position places him among local officials advocating for a departure from the security zone approach. As The Zioneer has previously reported, the idea of Syrian involvement against Hezbollah — raised publicly by President Trump — has generated political buzz in Jerusalem, drawing both support and sharp criticism from Israeli and American figures. Azoulai's statement adds a northern-border local-government voice to that debate. The Abraham Accords were originally signed in 2020 between Israel, the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan; extending them to Syria would mark a significant diplomatic shift.
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