Post by Daniel on Jul 28, 2016 8:44:11 GMT -5
Is Russia a better friend than the U.S. to Israel?
Hillel Fendel, 28/07/16
...Netanyahu, who visited Russia last month, has apparently reached an understanding with Russian President Putin, Lerner writes, "that allows [Israel], under various circumstances, to attack both Syrian and Hezbollah military targets within Syria - despite the deployment of a protective Russian anti-aircraft umbrella covering the entire country."
Lerner added that he "doubts" Israel would have had a similar understanding with the U.S. if it was an American umbrella.
The Israeli response was not totally overlooked on the Arab side: Iranian commander Brig.-Gen. Khosro Orouj of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) criticized Russia earlier this month because "the anti-aircraft systems that Russia has brought to Syria shouldn’t allow even one single [enemy[] aircraft to fly over the country - but this is not happening."
Syria continues to bleed heavily from its 50-month-old civil war. Just this week, 38 soldiers were killed in a tunnel blast, eight people were killed by mortar fire in Damascus, and 19 civilians were killed in fighting in Haleb. It was also reported today that Syrian President Assad made a secret visit to Russia prior to Netanyahu's visit, and discussed with Putin a plan by which Israel would withdraw from the Golan Heights.
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www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/215665
Hillel Fendel, 28/07/16
...Netanyahu, who visited Russia last month, has apparently reached an understanding with Russian President Putin, Lerner writes, "that allows [Israel], under various circumstances, to attack both Syrian and Hezbollah military targets within Syria - despite the deployment of a protective Russian anti-aircraft umbrella covering the entire country."
Lerner added that he "doubts" Israel would have had a similar understanding with the U.S. if it was an American umbrella.
The Israeli response was not totally overlooked on the Arab side: Iranian commander Brig.-Gen. Khosro Orouj of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) criticized Russia earlier this month because "the anti-aircraft systems that Russia has brought to Syria shouldn’t allow even one single [enemy[] aircraft to fly over the country - but this is not happening."
Syria continues to bleed heavily from its 50-month-old civil war. Just this week, 38 soldiers were killed in a tunnel blast, eight people were killed by mortar fire in Damascus, and 19 civilians were killed in fighting in Haleb. It was also reported today that Syrian President Assad made a secret visit to Russia prior to Netanyahu's visit, and discussed with Putin a plan by which Israel would withdraw from the Golan Heights.
read full article
www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/215665
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