Sunday, May 12, 2013

Israel Will Try To Convince Russia To Not Transfer Surface-To-Air Missiles To Syria

S-300 missile defense system. © RIA Novosti. Mikhail Fomichev

Netanyahu Trying To Thwart Transfer Of Surface-To-Air Missiles From Russia To Syria -- Haaretz

The alleged Israeli bombardments in Syria came at the height of a stormy debate in Washington.

Following the two recent air strikes on Syria that foreign media sources attributed to Israel, there have been at least three worrisome developments over the past few days in regard to those attacks. ‏(Both attacks reportedly targeted long-range missiles and antiaircraft weapons that were earmarked for Hezbollah.‏)

First, Syrian President Bashar Assad − as well as Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah − threatened that the struggle against Israel would be renewed on the Golan Heights. Second, Hezbollah said publicly for the first time that it wants to obtain what are described as “game-changing weapons” − those weapons ‏(chemical, advanced antiaircraft, precise surface-to-surface missiles, Russian Yakhont cruise missiles‏) that Israel has said it will continue to stop Hezbollah from obtaining.

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My Comment: This is not going to be an easy sale. The only trump card that Netanyahu has are the one million Russian Jewish emigres who now live in Israel.

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