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Israeli minister: Assad is signing ‘death warrant’ if Iran attacks from Syria
07.05.2018
“If Syrian President Bashar Assad continues allowing the Iranians to operate out of Syria, it would be the end of him, the end of his regime,” said Israel’s Energy and Water Minister Yuval Steinitz.
Israel’s Energy and Water Minister Yuval Steinitz at the weekly government conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on Oct. 29, 2017. Photo by Ohad Zwigenberg/POOL
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Jonathan S. Tobin16.04.2018
Better than Obama is not good enough
Allied airstrikes on Syria were praiseworthy. But the mission left unaccomplished is the Iranian threat, backed by Russia, which the Trump administration is ignoring.
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From JNS's Military Correspondent
Analysis: Minimal strike on Assad shows extent of Russian deterrence
Yaakov Lappin14.04.2018
While the purpose was to target Syria’s chemical-weapons capabilities, in actuality, the strikes are more of an indication of Russia’s successful ability to cause Western powers to limit their action.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron in Versailles, France on May 29, 2017. Photo by www.kremlin.ru/Wikimedia Commons
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Conflicting interests in Syria create a dangerous complexity for Russia and Israel
Israel Kasnett20.02.2018
Can Israel and Russia work together to find a peaceful and common solution to the situation in Syria? Two experts weigh in for JNS.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Moscow in late January. Credit: Kobi Gideon/GPO.
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