Michael Peck, National Interest: A Horrific Thought: Could Russia and Israel Clash in Syria?
Moscow's intervention in Syria has put Russian forces on Israel's doorstep. Though Israel and Russia have set up a hotline to avoid any conflicts, there remains a possibility--however remote--that Israeli and Russian forces may clash.
It won't be the first time. During the War of Attrition between Israel and Egypt in the early 1970s, Soviet pilots supporting Egypt engaged in dogfights with Israeli jets, only to see the vaunted MiGs blasted out of sky.
This time might be different.
So what might a Russian-Israeli conflict look like? It is actually easier to say what such a conflict would not look like. It would not be a war because there is no reason for war: Russian and Israel do not have territorial designs on each other, neither is out for regime change, and both have nuclear weapons. A Russian war with Israel would inevitably drag in Israel's big brother, the United States.
WNU Editor: It is not going to happen .... at least not on purpose. There are also over one million Russian Jews in Israel ... who also have family in Russia. Russia's Jewish population has also traditionally supported Putin, and are a critical part of his politicalr base.
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