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The Iranian Threat on Israel's Northern Border
(Ynet News) Ron Ben-Yishai - For decades, Israel lived with having five Syrian divisions on the Golan Heights border, armed with tanks, artillery and missiles. In the 1973 Yom Kippur War, we proved we are capable of dealing with such a force. The biggest force the Iranians are capable of stationing 5 to 20 km. from the Israel-Syria border is two divisions of armed militias. These militias could try to carry out terror attacks and infiltrate Israeli territory, or fire rockets and mortars, but these are activities the IDF knows how to deal with. What we should be concerned about is the Russian legitimization of long-term strategic Iranian presence in Syria. This could result in the deployment of modern Iranian surface-to-air missile batteries that could block the Israel Air Force from entering Syria and Lebanon's skies.