For Israel, having overwhelming military superiority toward every neighbor in every conceivable way has been a given for years, with massive influxes of US military aid annually allowing the nation a huge qualitative advantage.
The air superiority of Israel has been so absolute for decades that their warplanes routinely meander about in Lebanon and Syria, sometimes taking shots at targets and other times just milling about seemingly aimlessly.
Last week’s Turkey’s shootdown of a Russian plane over northern Syria has Russia bulking up its air defenses in the area, and Israeli officials are seeing this as something of a threat to that superiority, with advanced Russian anti-aircraft missiles deployed around the Syria-Turkey border.
Even though Russia put its S-400 missiles in Latakia, virtually as far away from Israel as possible for a deployment in Syria, the system’s broad targeting range means it still covers the northern half of Israel’s airspace.
Russia has limited Israeli overflights in northern Syria and Lebanon recently, but the two nations also seem to be having good communication, and Russia is fine with Israel operating in southern Syria, with its occasional airstrikes.
Well there is a new boy in town deal with it!
Putin has a couple of scores to settle with the Chosenites for their part in the 2011 Tiblisi debacle. The Israeli mercenaries had bolted home afterwards, leaving Saakashvilli eating his tie to face Putin's wrath alone and Putin threatening to hang him by his short and curly.
Nothing would be better than Putin settling scores with Israel! That would get him bogged down in yet another fight! Look at the list: Ukraine, the EU, NATO, the US, anti-Assad rebels, ISIS, Turkey. If he wants to add Israel to the list, so much the better!
Zionist cowards don't have the balls to face the Russians. Nuttyahoo will just whine
like a dog to his stooges in Congress on AIPAC's payroll that Russia is threatening the
security of his illegal regime occupying Palestine.
Famous last words! Putin's supporters have said this before every fight Putin has got himself into and have been wrong every time. And of course, if Mr N whines long enough to his "stooges", they'll come to his rescue.
Iran, Hizbollah and Putin support Assad; Uncle Sam, israel and the Sunni states want him gone. Who can predict where this conflict will eventually go?
We all can! Israel will get its way!
Nice to see a more even playing field against the Israeli bully boy. Israel supports ISIS and knows that this could cost it dear if it puts a foot wrong. The bully is finding it may not get its own way. Good.
Israel and the Wahhabi nut cases want Assad gone. Turkey now much more wants to avoid a Kurdistan. Other Sunnis are not like the Wahhabi.
The US does as it is told, does not have any actual interest here, was fine with Assad for a long time.
Clearly, Mr Ditz is scared silly at the idea of Putin getting into a fight with Israel but does anybody really beleive that Israel is going to limit itself to what's "fine" with Putin?
Israel is right air superority is gone when the Russian 5 th generation fighter jets arrived . The only US plane with this speed and capability is maybe f 35 . I don't believe Israel has any of these .
Some how, some way, this is going to end up costing the American taxpayer a bundle.