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December 10, 2013       Share:    

Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=13879

IDF's Jordan Valley Chief Sees No Possibility of Army's Withdrawal from Area

(Israel Hayom) Shlomo Cesana - Against the backdrop of a U.S. security plan that includes the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Jordan Valley, the head of IDF Central Command, Maj. Gen. Nitzan Alon, said Sunday that the army intends to maintain its presence in the Jordan Valley. He also said the Israeli military has been able to convince American envoys of its position. Alon said: "The recent developments in the Middle East - the regional upheaval, the instability, everything happening in Syria - it only helps our case. We are adamant that the Jordan Valley is a strategic buffer for Israel."

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