ISTANBUL Israel’s defense minister said that he does "not trust” Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, local media reported on Saturday. Speaking during a meeting with US Senator Ted Cruz in Washington, Israel Katz claimed that Sharaa would use what he called “jihadist groups” against Israel in the future. "We only trust God and the IDF (Israeli army) to protect the State of Israel,” Katz said in his comments carried by The Jerusalem Post. Mentioning the main rulers of Syria’s defunct 61-year Baath