Tel Aviv [Israel], July 29: Hundreds of former Israeli military, diplomatic, and intelligence officials are asking United States President Donald Trump to urge Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to curb "settler terror" in the occupied West Bank.
In a letter published on Tuesday, the nearly 600 former officials appealed to Trump, saying he was the only one capable of helping to avoid the "calamity" of escalating violence in the West Bank and its implications for Israeli, US, and regional security.
"Unless arrested swiftly and decisively, escalating violence in the West Bank is poised to ignite the region and carries severe ramifications for both Israeli security and U.S. regional interests," the letter, written by lobby group Commanders for Israel's Security (CIS), said.
"It is our professional judgment that no one but you, Mr. President, can avert this calamity," it said.
CIS is a Zionist movement of more than 550 retired Israeli army colonels and generals, as well as equivalent ranks in Mossad, Shin Bet, Israeli Police, the foreign service, and other corps.
Source: Qatar Tribune
