Following weekend meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed an agreement had been reached in which Israeli attacks on Syrian military targets could continue even as Russia provides military aid to the same forces.
Russia hasn’t commented on the matter, but Netanyahu said he told Putin “in no uncertain terms” that the attacks would continue, and that Israel has a “right and duty” to attack Syrian military sites that might be transferring arms to Hezbollah, one of Syria’s main allies in the ongoing civil war.
Netanyahu presented the whole matter as an Iranian plot to attack the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Israel has been regularly attacking Syrian military targets throughout the civil war, at times claiming they were weapons transfers and at other times just denying comment entirely.
With increased numbers of Russian advisers in Syria, the risk is that Israel will accidentally kill some Russian troops and spark a new round of fighting that way, and talk of some military coordination is underway that would give Israel a “head’s up” if a target has Russians present before they blow it up.
Oh this is going to be wild. israel+"IS"+AQ+Turkey+US+Saudi Arabia to form an axis from hell.
I find this very hard to believe. What possible reason would Russia have for going along with allowing Israel to continue to bomb its client with impunity? Why would Putin not respond by shipping a battery or two of S-400's to Damascus- or just threaten to do so?
I think we will learn shortly that Netanyahu is blowing smoke in the usual way.
Three reasons (at very least): a Russian attack on Israeli would automatically bring a US response, not necessarily just in Syria; the high-tech Israeli military would certainly be able to give as good as it got (and probably more); the S 400 might not be all its cracked up to be and using it against the Israelis would reveal its qualities (or lack of them).
Laughable. Israel wouldn't stand a chance against Russia. That's why Nuttyahoo had to go beg Putin to allow continued ISR and strike missions against Syrian targets. Israel is a paper tiger without the US and always has been.
Even if Russia didn't destroy Israel, Iran and Hezbolla would. Hezbolla is able to target any area in Israel and the "Iron Dome" isn't even totally effective against the pathetic rockets from Gaza. Hezbolla defeated Israel in 2006 and they have totally improved their capabilities since then.
It looks like Saudis are about tp get pig piled, when everybody near you jumps on top of some poor ugly schmoe , thereby forming a giggling and laughing human pyramid 13,foot tall and weighing over a ton , no it is not sadistic it is camp sadomachism. The schmoe, if they survive is left feeling like he went through an initiation ceremonyandall the pigs pretend it was all done gpr jis benefit, when in actuality they were all hoping he would get the hint that no one liked him and he should leave.
Well Syria you poor scmoe you are about to get a few tonnes of sh.. piled on you by every fn pig f’r in world.
Learn English.
Lets see its all Irans fault, who funded ISIS………..the US!
I wonder HOW Israel would cope if the Russians took Assad and co out of Syria and said go for it to ISIS, does Israel think that they would come to a screaming Halt at the frontier of Syria when one of the Holiest cities in Muslim theology is just 60 miles away, and that they would be able to liberate it! I suppose it wouldn't matter because also think that Armageddon is but thirty miles betwixt both of them!
Bibi seem to be groveling at the feet of Putin.
Why is Israel attacking anyone?_
To defend the Golan from terrorists, of course.
Undoubtedly this defense will culminate with the Israeli annexation of it.
Interesting. Is this for domestic consumption? Doubtful Russia will deny Syria use of new anti-aircraft weaponry it just provided. And what is the purpose of that weaponry? Will it only be used on ISIS and al-Nusra aircraft?
New antiaircraft weaponry? You're buying the BS from the neocons.
There is no new equipment. That SA-22 system has been there for many years. The Russians sold about 50 units to Syria that long ago.
These are different only in that the Russians are setting up their own to protect their own people.
The Russians have not commented. Only Netanyahu has said anything. Who believes anything he says?
If the Russians put any limits on what they'd allow, Netanyahu would never admit that.
I'm sure they put limits.
I tend to believe that Putin told Netanyahoo to his face that Israel should stay out of it. I'm also betting that Putin told Netanyahoo that if Israel didn't stay out of it there would be consequences and that Israel would be on the short end. So, to save face Netanyahoo now brays that Israel (Netanyahoo) can and will do anything they please…which of course, he won't. Israel more and more are facing economic pressure from Europe – and maybe now Russia? Israel cannot afford to end up with a sh!tload of economic sanctions on them, as they did on Iran, because Israel, unlike Iran, has nothing to sell on the black market – and they're quickly running out of friends.
But, that's just this old Curmudgeon's opinion…
The idea that anyone would succeed in getting sanctions imposed on Israel is amusing but more importantly, however wonderful the idea of Putin getting bogged down in Syria is, the idea of his attacking Israel is even better! Israel would make mincemeat of Putin's rickety military forces, which would very quickly run out of supplies (the Turks would probably close the Straits and the Danes would probably close the gate to the Baltic, which leaves … Murmansk!). Also, if Putin attacked Israel, the US would have to attack Putin, probably in Ukraine, to divert forces away from Israel. Could it get any better?
Bibi, thanks for confirming that Israel supports and works with ISIS.
Right! President Putin will "allow" Israeli strikes on Russian Allied Syrian Forces.
I don't know what Bibi is smoking but it sounds like he has gone completely off the rails…
This suggests that the US and Israel are pursuing a co-ordinated startegy to bog Putin down, with a few "accidental" attacks for good measure. That Israel is getting worried about Putin is unsurprising. Israel needs a stable, peaceful Europe and a credible NATO as a forward base for American forces needed to prop up Israel. Putin has disturbed the European peace and, for now, at least, discredited NATO. That doesn't suit Israel one little bit.
Hate to state the obvious here but Megiddo is right smack in the heart of this battlefield.I'm not into end of days prophecy or anything like that but what I do see is a self fulfilling prophecy pushed by certain political elements within the US and Israel.Enough is enough.Its time for a international conference to get cooler heads to prevail before its too late.Sooner or later there will be an "accident" which will cry out for a response by one side or another. At this juncture a head to head conflict between America and Russia is inevitable and something to be avoided at all costs.Some would say -Ok lets get down to business and get on with it and have our fight.There wont be a victory for anyone only death and destruction .Have we not learned our lessons from history ? How anyone thinks either side will come out of this nightmare victorious is beyond me.I see Pentagon officials talking about war with Russia as if we could win.Its pure insanity .I'm sure there are those in Russia who think the same which is equally insane .Even if the US won,then what ? Do we honestly think we can occupy such a vast nation as Russia with any sort of positive outcome ? We have shown time and time again we don't have a clue what nation building truly involves .In Iraq we not only defeated their regular forces but also destroyed their entire infrastructure which is against the rules of engagement.Sanitary conditions were null and countless people died as a result of our "nation building". That was just Iraq.Now just imagine trying to rebuild Russia .Now more than ever in history the UN needs to step up its game and avert a disaster before it happens.Its time for people of all nations to rise up and say hell no ,we wont go.It is always the small minority wielding too much power making life impossible for the rest of us.Most people in this world just want to live their lives in peace and to raise their families and try to have a decent life.We the silent majority need to send a powerful message to those who would hasten our demise.If we all spoke with one unified voice and said no we wont fight for someone else's cause and kill someone else's loved ones there would be nothing they could do to stop all of us.We have all been duped into fighting and dying for the net gain of billionaires who laugh at our stupidity .We either stop this before it gets out of hand or suffer the consequences and perish as a species along with all the other species who will die as a result of our toxic dis-functionality.
A very dangerous game this air warfare in Middle East And Russia would lose every damned aircraft in the first hours if Israel and US flip the Satelite switches.
Even the US may not know Israeli aircraft recognition signals, one reason US would not let IsrEl enter no fly and IRaq air campaigns in either war.
Israel may havebwhat look to be identical fighter Ircraft as US but the Israelis have their own computers and special shielding seperate from US.
Oh by the Way on US bases sit some couple hundred f–16′ s kept updatedand maintained all with Iraeli markings and Israel ground crews; The same goes for non fixedwing choppers as well.
These are Israeli replacement air craft that would be in air fully armed and ready for refueling if and when Israel calls.
As to satelite switches Saddas airforce found every single military aircraft no matter if bought from FrancemNetherlands or Gemany and US had backdoors installed in their navigation and armament systems.
Once war began Iraqi pilots had to fly unarmed line of sight to Iran to surrender the planes brave bastRds and good pilots.
US turkey shoot joined in by Canadian Germans flying US planes asbin Balkans, but France, to their good credit , said no thanks you murdering bastards and quit
no fly.
By time Russia found no recognition signal they got smoke up ass.
Yeah, right. Nutty Yahoo misunderstood it when Putin said “Go ahead and try”