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August 30, 2007       Share:    

Source: http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1188392495584&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Russia Cause of Tension between Israel and Syria

[Jerusalem Post] Russia was partly responsible for the heightened tension between Israel and Syria at the beginning of the summer, Gen. Amos Gilad (ret.), head of the Diplomatic-Security Bureau at the Defense Ministry, told Army Radio on Thursday. "At a certain time, the Russians caused the Syrians to believe that Israel was preparing for war," Gilad said. "I think that they have stopped this. Syria is not planning on attacking Israel, and Israel is definitely not planning on attacking Syria." According to a report in Ma'ariv, Kremlin officials purposely mislead the Syrians in order to further maximize their profits from the sale of military equipment.

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