Netanyahu: Israel not planning military action against Syria
Assad aide: Israeli allegations of a Syrian Scud shipment to Hezbollah undermining Syria-U.S. ties.
By The Associated Press and Barak Ravid Haaretz Service Tags: Hezbollah Syria Israel newsPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said that Israel is not planning military action against Syria, despite rumors to the contrary.
"There is no truth to the suggestion that Israel is planning a military move against Syria," Netanyahu said at the Likud party meeting, adding that the rumors were likely spread by Iran and Hezbollah as an attempt to distract the international community from the bid to impose sanctions on Iran.
"Iran is continuing its race to attain nuclear weapons," the prime minister said. "The international community is formulating an agreement to impose sanctions against Iran, but I don't see it happening in the coming month."
Earlier this month, the Syrian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Israel was preparing a military strike against Syria by accusing Damascus of supplying Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon with long-range Scud missiles.
"Israel aims from this to raise tension further in the region and to create an atmosphere for probable Israeli aggression," the statement said, adding that "the Syrian Arab Republic denies these fabrications."
Netanyahu added that he hoped sanctions against oil exports would be implemented, as they would "create a real problem for the Iranian regime and force it to rethink whether it wants to continue developing its nuclear program."
Netanyahu also said he believes the United Nations Security Council will not approve sanctions in their current formula, but said, "the U.S. is capable of doing it [passing sanctions] in an effective manner outside of the UN, and I am convinced that major other countries will join them."
Meanwhile, a top Syrian official said earlier Monday accused Israel of trying to undermine Syria's ties with the United States by claiming that Damascus is supplying Hezbollah with Scud missiles.
Presidential adviser Buthaina Shaaban said "the missiles are too big to be moved undetected in a tiny country like Lebanon where Israeli reconnaissance planes fly overhead on daily basis."
In an article published Monday in the daily Tishrin, Shaaban described the allegations as "ridiculous."
Syria has denied the charges, as has Lebanon's Western-backed prime minister.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has said the Obama administration is still committed to improving ties with Syria despite its deeply troubling moves to aid Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrilla group.
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too, if your nation was as small as Israel and you have daily incursions from any direction by hostile forces. Israel will continue to be a survivor nation. The only question is how much pain and sacrfice it must go through to achieve and realize this ?
If there is a war involving Lebanon , it will be Syria's last hurrah and last attempt to control Lebanon and the end of the psychotic Assad regime.
their views on Dar al Harb and bringing the Religion of peace to the world?
they support against Israel.
Janet have no fear. Israel won in Gaza and Lebanon we just had weak leaders who refused to finish the job but will next time. Israel can handle multiple fronts as it has in the past in fact we have never been stronger and we do NOT need the US'help if anything the US is what prevents us from winning our wars forcing Israel to stop fighting once our enemies begin to lose. Have no worry chicken littles of Israel, we are strong and we can defeat Iran, Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, Hizbollah, Hamas combined with one hand tied behind our backs. Have no fear!
Syria uses terrorist proxies to make war against Israel and only when Syria surrenders unconditionally will there be finally peace after 60+ years. Israel must end the Independence war and win finally.
let me say this REALLY clear! there will neither be a world government nor a united world religion! no matter how hard the guys from the "new world order" will try! guys, just give it up!we all know what you are up to! even a barack obama as the president of the security counil and the united states will not change that. what ever you guys try, we are always one step ahead! a united world government and a world president wont happen the next 10.000.000 years! agenda 21 failed, codex alimentarius will fail, medical control and food control will fail!why ..cause we know it, ALL of it, we even know who is behind the (obama)scene so....give it up or it will detroy YOU!
#9 The God of Israel is not the same god of islam, It's the great I'am who is watching over the jews.Israel will be the capital of the world in the near future run by Jews, Read the book.
isolated and all alone in this great big old world? Without friends; banished, scorned, and boycotted by all who once were. No one to trade with, no one to play with, and no one to cover its dumb ass next time around? LOL, not to worry though - the Israelis aren't that stupid, and the "God of Israel" is the same as everyone else's in the neighborhood. Don't kid yourself about Him having any favorites.
Good luck Jerry, you and God. 33 days in Lebanon we could do nothing. Be real. the right wing mentality will get israel no where. U want to occupy more. Ehud Barak is saying we have to give back land. Imagine....Be real.. life is short
Israel in "era of losing wars"? Gaza? Lebanon? Israel voluntarily withdrew for peaceful measures but as usual, their enemies used it to launch rockets. The next war will be decidedly in Israel's favor when she doesn't hold back and all her enemies will lose even more than they occupy including Gaza, West Bank, Lebanon and even parts of Syria. The God of Israel is about to create an even bigger Israel! Amen.
nobody loves him anymore. Syria has been playing two sides for two long, they should be kicked to the curb. The u.s. is foolish by engaging syria until they GIVE UP some things this would for the Israeli government to decide. Good faith goes a long way, however its too bad the aras dont know what good means or what faith means. All the arabs know is lie after lie with a little murder mixed in.
No combined arab armies casn defeat Israel militarily. But Israel's military is a dependent on Israeli society ( and American support). I do not believe that the will of the Israeli people is to fight forever. The Arabs, especialy the Palestinians, had endured occupation for 60 some years , they have a " long breath" . He who ahs the longest breath will winn in this conflict. Israel's future is realy in dire sytaits . Now make a just peace Israel or face serious consequences in the future.....That is a the reality that you face...
The recent accounts that Syria is supplying R-11 (SCUD-B) surface-to-surface missile systems as well as 9K33 (SA-8) surface-to-air systems would seem intended to spike any possible return to normal diplomatic relations between Syria and the USA. Israel seems to sole source for this story and it is hard to believe that such large and easily discerned systems could be smuggled into Lebanon. Nor can one easily imagine the attendant vehicles for the P-40 early warning radar, and the P-15 target acquisition radar. These are not easily disguised as a bag of hashish and carried by folks over mountain passes.
Its ironic how Israel "stick its nose" when an Arab country i.e. Syria attempts to get military equipments or supports its allies. Israel has secret nukes and it still denies the right of others to be military equipped in face of this secret threat. The US supports Israel with high military technologies and thats ok, but not for Arabs. Israel is using its powerful army in air, ground, and sea against civilians, or those who have light military equipments and thats also ok. Israel attacked 1.5 million people and seized them using white phosphors and thats also ok. The argument became boring and obsolete, Israel's security. What Israelis cannot understand is that their security is not 1 inch important than any single arab in the region. Everyone has the right to defend itself. Israel must recognize this right and stops its occupation and persecution against Pals, then no one would have any single reason to even attack Israel verbally.
Assad should be courageous if he wants peace by offering full, complete and immediate normalization of relations with Israel in exchange for the peaceful return of the Golan Heights. From Israel`s point of view, that`s a deal worth taking while Syria has nothing to lose. Does this make too much sense for the childish parties involved? Winning a war, as Israel did in 1967, does not entitle you to keep the other peoples' territory. The United States, Britain and the USSR did not keep Germany, Italy or Japan after WW2. You fight wars for peace. By giving back Syria's territory in exchange for peace and full normalization, Israel will have achieved its goal. If Syria is too immature to make this offer then Israel should.
Israel like any country has plans if a war were to break out with Syria. It is after all what the U.S. does, create different scenario's and plan contingents for each. Syria has chosen to run diversion tactics for Iran for it's nuke program, while supplying Hezbollah weapons from Iran. They have that right, but sometimes there are consequences for your actions. If Syria chooses to be the lackey's for Iran, they certainly are not the first. We all know Iran uses Hezbollah and Hamas as proxies to fight their battles. In a way it's smart, they let others die, like their private mercenaries, and apparently Hamas and Hezbo don't mind taking orders from, and begging Iran for weapons. If they don't mind dying for Iran let them.
Israel doesn't want war with anybody anymore? Yes, true. It is the era of losing wars for Israel. Basically, we need America to fight for us. Do we really dare attacking Iran? Do we really scare the Arabs anymore? If Israel doesn't live reality and the right wing fantacies contol, Israel will be in trouble. Can we handle two fronts with Lebanon and Syria. Can we use WMD against Syria? Israel is a tiny land with few big cities that can't handle any kind of counter WMD from arab countries. Make peace, that the only hope. We failed in Gaza, Lebanon. Don't fall in Syria, it would be the most painful. Being politically correct will get us no where....
Not only against Syria but against Lebanon of course, Jordan for sure, Egypt maybe abd Turkey potentially. Israel is built on agression otherwise it will not survive for too long. How long can this contimue? I always look for the answer.
Of course the IDF has a plan for attacking Syria. Of course Bibi would not tell if he does want to attack. Of course Israel will not attack Syria, for that would make the US really and the world really angry. News would be if Israel wants to return the Gloan heights for peace.
...against Syria. Its all been done already. Over and over. War games they call it. Same with Iran. Just a bright green light. Then "Showtime"! Good night.
that is true. israel is peaceful state that has peace with all its neighbours! Who said that israel is warmonger state? it is just imagination. Enough is Enough!
Would Syria ever do anything as low as supplying terrorists? Of course not!! And there is this bridge to sell you ...
It wasn't Israel that revealed the news for the first time, it was a UAE news paper, but I guess blaming Israel blindly is too easy a solution. to bad it doesn't really solve anything.
Who's secretly moving SCUDs across someone else's border? The way other countries make impossible demands of Israel, it's a wonder Israel even cares anymore. Nothing Israel can do will appease its enemies.