(Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) Yoni Ben Menachem - The American-French-British attack on chemical weapons factories in Syria avoided strikes against the symbols of the Syrian regime. It also didn't strike at the Syrian army. Assad receives protection from both Iran and Russia, and in exchange he allows them to have a military presence inside Syria. This is his "insurance policy." Yet Israel is not prepared to accept Iran's entrenching itself in Syria, the purpose of which is to open an additional front against Israel in the Golan Heights.
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