Monday, February 15, 2016

More Remarks From Israel's Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon

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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More News On Israel's Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon

Ya’alon: Israel decided from day 1 not to intervene in Syria -- Times of Israel
Syria Will Not Return to What It Was Before the Civil War, Ya'alon Says -- Haaretz
Israeli defense chief says Iran 'biggest generator of terrorism in the world' -- i24 News
Israeli Defense Minister Says Ready to Work With Arab Countries on Syria Strategy -- Algemeiner

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