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Israel has reportedly decided to stop sharing intelligence with U.S. Ambassador to Türkiye and Special Envoy for Syria and Iraq Tom Barrack, citing what a senior Israeli political source described as his “anti-Israel stance,” Hebrew-language daily Maariv reported.
According to the report, Israeli officials were angered by Barrack’s criticism of Israel’s Aug. 18 strike on the inactive Abu al-Duhur military air base in Syria’s Idlib province and by his calls for Türkiye to be involved in the Gaza issue.
The senior source said the decision to halt intelligence sharing was made because Barrack was “not on Israel’s side.”
Maariv said Israeli officials are increasingly concerned about what they see as an erosion of Washington’s longstanding commitment to Israel’s security.
The concerns are not limited to reports that U.S. President Donald Trump has grown frustrated with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the newspaper said, but also involve Barrack’s approach.
Barrack has played an important role in Israel-Syria talks.
According to previous reports cited by Maariv, Israeli officials have viewed Barrack as insufficiently sensitive to Israel’s security needs and as using a tone that at times appeared distant or even hostile.
Netanyahu was also previously reported to have viewed Barrack as “an element acting in a hostile manner.”
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