The US ambassador to Türkiye, Tom Barrack, was summoned to Washington this week for "consultations," according to Laura Loomer, a journalist and conservative activist close to President Donald Trump.
Lomer wrote in a post on the X platform Monday evening that Barak’s summons comes “after he caused an international crisis last weekend, and almost sparked a regional war between Israel, Turkey and Syria by falsely accusing Israel of illegally occupying the Golan Heights.”
Lomer quoted a source in the US State Department as telling her about Barak: "We want him gone so badly that we might hire a moving company to pack his belongings."
The journalist noted that Barak "may not be able to return to Türkiye," adding: "We can only hope that we are lucky enough to be that lucky. God willing."
Earlier, Loemer described Barak as "the worst ambassador nominated by President Trump," arguing that he should resign because of what she called his "lack of understanding of American foreign policy."
Barak, who serves as the US envoy to Syria as well as the ambassador to Turkey, said last Friday in a press interview that Israel "is still occupying the Syrian Golan Heights in violation of UN resolutions and the international order which stipulates that the Golan belongs to Syria."
After his statement sparked a wave of criticism and calls for his dismissal in the United States, Barak backtracked, asserting that what he said was a description of the historical situation in the region, "and not an endorsement of the United Nations position" on the Golan Heights. He added, "The United States' policy on the Golan Heights was set by President Trump in 2019, and it has not changed."
Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria during the 1967 war and annexed it in 1981. The United Nations and most of the international community consider the area occupied Syrian territory and do not recognize Israel's annexation. In 2019, Trump recognized Israeli sovereignty over the area, reversing decades of US policy.
