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| By: Stan Goodenough |
| Published: July 1, 2007 |
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Though its forces are being equipped with greater numbers of anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles, Syria is not believed to be planning an attack on the Jewish state anytime soon, concluded chief of the Israeli defense ministry's political-military bureau, Amos Gilad.
Gilad acknowledged Saturday that, in alliance with Iran, Syria is aiding and abetting the Lebanese Hezbollah in its breach of the ceasefire that brought an end to its war with Israel last summer.
Thus Syria continues to arm Hezbollah, preparing it to renew attacks against Israel -- according to some intelligence assessments -- as early as this summer.
Damascus also shelters the leadership of groups like Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, enabling them to conduct their terrorist war against Israel from the safety of the Syrian capital's suburbs.
Gilad also noted that Israel has for years been in the range of Syrian rockets.
While he tried to allay fears of an imminent conflict, he did caution that "[a]ny disaster would stem from the fact that the attitude in Damascus is much more violent, and that they (the Syrian leaders) have become enamored with the violent option."
This article first appeared on Jerusalem Newswire. |
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