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February 13, 2018       Share:    

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2018/02/israel-netanyahu-syria-clash-airspace-idf-iran-russia-putin.html

Israel Has No Intention of Allowing Iran to Establish Itself in Syria

(Al-Monitor) Ben Caspit - Israel effectively made quite clear that it would not hesitate to ruin Putin's party in Syria if Israel's own interests are harmed. With the devastating blow delivered to Syrian President Assad's air defense system on Feb. 10, Israel showed how serious it really is. One senior Israeli military official said, "Assad knows that despite everything, he is still vulnerable and that Israel is not some coalition of amateur rebel gangs. We have no intention of giving in, and we have no intention of allowing Iran to establish itself in Syria or complete its precision rocket and missile project. Period."

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