Al-Labwani in ’Israel’, Urges Help from Zionist Entity: Haaretz

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According to the "Israeli" Haaretz website on Sunday, Syrian opposition official Kamal al-Labwani visited the Zionist entity and urged help from "Israel" to support his efforts, asking for it to play a larger role in the conflict in Syria.

Al-Labwani, previously part of the so-called "Syrian National Coalition" [SNC] said, "I want "Israel" to help develop the strategy. I need the help to come through your border, for all kind of aid," as he explained in a conversation following a week of public and private meetings in "Israel," according to Haaretz.

As part of the visit which ended on Sunday, al-Labwani met Zionist Labor Party leader Isaac Herzog and senior war and intelligence officials. He also said he met several government ministers whom he says he was asked not to name, Haaretz added.

Al-Labwani told reporters on Tuesday at the Jerusalem Press Club,
"We created the revolution to really bring about change, and not just changing the regime."

Additionally, Haaretz said that although al-Labwani did not directly call for "Israel" to arm so-called "moderate" rebel groups such as the "Free Syrian Army" - at least publicly - he is on a mission to make "Israel" consider more active involvement in the conflict in Syria.

It said his main messages are that the problem will not be solved with air strikes against so-called "Daesh" [ISIL]- and that many people in Syria are interested in opening ties with "Israel."

Meanwhile, Haaretz wrote that with Obama's plan to train and arm so-called "moderate" Syrian rebels to fight Daesh, some Republican lawmakers who are skeptical of Obama's plan say they're worried that the rebels will fight the Syrian government.

"I'm concerned that the fighters that we train will be focused on what really motivates them, which is removing [the Syrian government], not fighting ISIL," Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine told Reuters.

After concluding his trip to "Israel," Al-Labwani is planning a trip to Jordan, Turkey, and will travel to Washington later this month [September], according to Haaretz.

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