Analysis

Moscow accrued power in the Middle East in 2015 by sending troops to Syria, where it and Iran have been key backers of President Bashar Assad amid civil war, while the United States pulled back.

One thing that is clear: The events have no direct repercussions as far as US-Israel relations are concerned.

America maintains some 1,000 troops in Syria who work alongside the Kurdish fighters. America's foes – Assad, Russia, and Iran – all stand to gain from a US troop withdrawal in Syria.

Anti-Semitism is often utilized by German political groups to make jabs at each other, particularly between the governing coalition and its archenemy in the domestic political sphere: the right-wing Alternative for Germany, which made significant gains in regional elections in eastern Germany, where the Halle attack occurred, facilitating a connection between AfD and the deadly shooting.

While the Kurds' warnings that the Turkish military operation will give ISIS a shot in the arm might be somewhat exaggerated, there is something disturbing and disappointing about the US decision to leave the Kurds to their fate.

Analyst: Russia is probably the only player in the room among the grown-ups who can talk with everyone in the room at the same time.

Now that the US is withdrawing, leaving northeast Syria open to a Turkish invasion, what can the country, the government, the Kurds, and the West expect?

The 35th government will not be sworn in so long as Blue and White keeps its maximalist demands, and this could take a while. For now, any unity deal is a nonstarter.

Since becoming involved in the Syrian civil war in 2015, Moscow has set up a deconfliction channel with Jerusalem to avoid mishaps and pledged understanding for Israel's major concerns over Iranian entrenchment. However, Russia has also condemned Israeli airstrikes in Syria designed to prevent that very entrenchment.