Haaretz columnist blasts Netanyahu’s demand for Syrian buffer zone

Summary

Haaretz columnist Gideon Levy has sharply criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s call for a buffer zone inside Syria, calling the proposal an "outrageous demand" that risks escalating conflict. Levy warned that seeking to impose such a zone would undermine Syrian sovereignty and could inflame regional tensions rather than enhance security.

Levy argued that the only acceptable path is a negotiated agreement that fully respects Syria’s territorial integrity, not unilateral measures that effectively carve out control over Syrian land. He urged policymakers to pursue diplomatic solutions instead of proposals that, in his view, would fuel further violence, as reported by Al Jazeera