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Israel Just Admitted Arming anti-Assad Syrian Rebels. Big Mistake

For the first time on the record, a senior official confirmed Israel's secret unconventional war in Syria, aimed at preventing Iranian encroachment. But what did Israel gain from exposing its 'anti-intervention' lie after so many years of denial?

Daniel J. Levy
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In his final days as the Israel Defense Forces’ Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General confirmed, on the record, that Israel had directly supported anti-Assad rebel factions in the s by .

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