The P-800 Yakhont, which Russia had previously sold to Vietnam and Indonesia, is an anti-ship cruise missile. Israel had fought against the sale on the grounds it would be “very problematic” for Syria to have such missiles.
Israel’s ability to actually follow through with revenge arms sales seems unclear, however, as Russia doesn’t really have a lot of enemies with which it is liable to go to war with at any given time. The only obvious candidate would be Georgia, but both Israel and the US had been arming Georgia for years, and it doesn’t seem like it is even theoretically possible for the two to arm the tiny nation enough that it poses a threat to Russia itself.
Still the threat posed by the P-800 seems relatively small too, except that it would make an Israeli invasion of Syria considerably less convenient, putting Israeli warships at risk along the coast. This seems to have been the same argument Israel made against Russia selling the S-300 defense missiles to Iran, which they managed to get blocked.
"Secret" proxy war against Russia becomes public and open. How will Yeltsin junior react?
Now i'm waiting to an Israeli demand to civilized world to bomb Russia after civilized world bomb Iran.
Don't worry that will come soon with Hillary Clinton leading the charge.
So Russia is perfectly justified in selling arms to Israel's enemies. I see a booming arms industry in Russia.
Thank God Russia did not back down like they did with th S300 (Defensive) Missiles that they contracted to suppy to Iran.
However there is many a slip between saying they will supply and actually delivering.
Isreal will find some way of stopping the deal..
When is the World going to realise that the greatest danger to Middle East Peace is the continued appeasement of Isreal?????
Iran got the S-300 from Belarus, so I imagine that Russia might have actually supplied them. Back-room deals to keep the zionists unaware…
Why would Israel care if they got the rockets. Any equipment or ship lost would be immediately replaced by the USA taxpayers. I am sure our congress would then give them a few billion to develop and anti ship rocket system. A project like that could keep 100,000 Israel working for years. Our congress would never consider having Americans buildings something and if necessary for continue political bribes give them the completed items.
What Russia should do is give the Palestinians anti aircraft rockets. Then Israel could demand that congress provide billions to provided another very expensive system to keep Israelis working.
Thinking about it, would it not be cheaper to just cut the entire middle east lose?
Cannot be more stupid. Israel is so full of itself
whaaa!! whaaaa!!
What babies these Israelis are. I don't think that they would be able to handle a force that has the same type of advanced weaponry as them. They can barely handle the Palestinians and Lebanese with their crude weapons. That is why they cry when other countries upgrade their weaponry. Just get over it and STFU Israel.
Israelis are extremely vengeful. They seem to enjoy being cruel to their enemies and they also enjoy making enemies.
Yes, that's true. But the same thing will kill them in the end.
'cause fear does not make friends, its so simple.
One day they are left on their own, and it won't be far,
and it will be ugly, but they deserve it,
W
Meanwhile in Saudi Arabia. The most extreme fundamentalist government is purchasing super advanced US military weaponry.
What's wrong with this picture?
Saudis=Gooooood Arabs.
Syrians=Baaaaaad Arabs
Yea, I heard the shittylittlestate threaten to sell weapons and technology to America's enemies, wait, they already did this after their man Pollard stole it from the US.
By the way, all what I have wrote above is sarcasm.
"Israeli Officials Vow Arms Sales to Russia’s Enemies"
I am sure the Russians are pissing their collective pants now.
In all seriousness, a dog that keeps barking and growling for no apparent needs to be wacked sometimes. Russia can deliver a strong whaking, ask the Georgians.
So the truth is finally out (for the uneducated), Israel was behind the "Georgian tie-eaters" ill planned poke of the "Bear". It is quite telling that Israel cannot fight a well armed foe, they will fall back on the Nuclear Option, to threaten the ME and the World. With friends like this who needs enemies?
If Israel makes enemies all around the world USA is just behind them and become enemy to that state(s)
USA is on the leash
Let's see. Israel is occupying land that it shouldn't by international law and they want Russia et al to insure they can continue. The Zionist, not Jews, are acting more and more like Nazis. America's attitude of "might makes right" is at the backbone of the Zionist. When is this going to end? I shudder to think. For sure, God is not condoning what they are doing, inspite what the propogandist tell us. Israel has been at war since it's inception. There is evidence that simple minded Bush is a Zionist and because of it, he orhcestrated war with Iraq. That goes for Blair as well.
Putin is his own man. He knows the mind of the Zionist and the power they hold over America. Actually he's doing America a favor by tempering the Zionist ambitions. The Zionist are hard pressed for reasons to stop the Russian sale. Are the Russians obligated to insure Israel holds the balance?
The Israelis will sell anything to anybody as long as they can make a buck. Especially if they stole the stuff they're selling.
This article deliberately misportrays Israel's objections to the cruise missile sale. The problem isn't that Syria itself will use the missiles against Israel, it's that Syria will give them to Hezbollah to use against Israel. Syria already has a proven track record of handing over anti-ship cruise missiles to Hezbollah. In the next war between Israel and the Shi'ite terrorist militia — and make no mistake, there will be another — Israeli sailors will probably die because of Russia's decision to sell the Yakhont to Syria.
I think Israel should indeed sell some choice weaponry to Russia's enemies to get its point across. How about arming the Chechen rebels?
Yes, I'm sure Israel will make sure there's a war. That's pretty much all they know how to do. What would Israel do if there were no one to torture and blame? Poor, Poor Israel, nobody loves an abuser. And how the abuser loves to play the victim, whether it be an individual or a nation.
Remember that Israel holds occupied Syrian land.
There definitely will be another conflict and if Israeli sailors die it will be the fault of Israel because Israel will be the one that re-ignites the conflict.
That Shi'ite terrorist militia happen to be Lebanese people, and they have all the rights to defend themselves against Israel aggression. It is actually hard to keep track how many times Israel tried to destroy Lebanon. Why should not Israeli sailors die if their country AGAIN attempts agreesion against tiny Lebanon? Israel has forever stirred the trouble in Georgia, Chechnya, Ingushetia, Dagestan, all parts of Kurdistan…. who can keep track.
Syria will lose track of the weapons, Lebanon will find them. Finders keepers.
Please, be reasonable and tell us, WHY AND IN WHAT EVENT do you think , Syria would give the weapons to Hezbollah to use against Israel ??
Don't you remember the chain of repeated aggressions of your gang against the Syrian people ( the last one being the bombardment of their territory a few months ago), their reluctance to return the Gollan Hights territory, the daily verbal threats against them, involving REGIME CHANGE if necessary ???
Of course, the Syrians will support the struggle of liberation of their strategic allies. The solution is very simple, stop playing the BULLY BOY game with your neighbors , return the lands which do not belong to you and then, ONLY THEN, not only the Syrians but all the rest of your enemies will respect you.
While Israel exists, the M.E. will remain in turmoil. There's only one solution: move Israel to Texas!
Then we'd probably see a war between America and Israel. Neither side can help themselves but at least they'd both be out of other nations in the world's hair and, with some luck, they'd destroy each other!
The only fact right now is that Syria wants to buy the "Bastion" Coastal Defense Missile Launchers from Russia to modernize its coastal defenses. It is expected only several such launchers would actually be bought(with a supply of ready to use missiles). Most of Syria's current coastal defenses are made up of antiquated 1960's weapons.
Nothing has been delivered and may not be delivered if the Israelis bribe the right bureaucrats.
Israel already sells weapons technology to Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and including to the Russian Defense Ministry as well(Israel made a contract to sell Unmanned Aircraft to the Russian Defense Ministry in 2009). Israeli weapons technology was used against Russian citizens living in South Ossetia in 2008.
The "Bastion" Launchers are mainly defensive and offer countries with a weak Navy protection against stronger opponents, Russia does not actually use this system. They are massive and can't be simply "transferred" to Hezbollah without somebody noticing.
The suspicious death of Major General Yuri Ivanov, assistant head of Russian Military Intelligence, during a visit to Syria last month may be connected to this.
to russians: if israil wants to sell arms to russian enemy let them. then sell arms to Hamas-Hizbullah and declare that syria will get offensive weapon unlike before because Israil sold arms to Russian enemy. only then Israil bow down to russia.