Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon gestures while addressing a gathering during a lecture in New Delhi, Feb. 19, 2015. (photo by REUTERS/Adnan Abidi)
i24 News: Israeli defense chief criticizes West's lack of 'grand strategy' in Syria
Security officials skeptical of ceasefire agreement; view 'sectarian enclaves' as only solution in Syria
Israeli defense minister Moshe Ya'alon lauded Israel's back-channel ties with Gulf and North African states on Sunday, and criticized the West's lack of a "grand strategy" in Syria, which he says has left Sunni Arab states "frustrated and furious".
Ya'alon, attending the global security conference in Munich this weekend, said that Israeli officials were meeting representatives from Arab countries in secret, Haaretz reported.
"Iran is the bad guy for us and for the Sunni regimes. They are not shaking hands [with Israelis] in public, but we meet in closed rooms," Ya'alon said.
"For them, Iran and the Muslim Brotherhood are the enemy," he added.
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