Israeli minister threatens Assad over any Iranian attacks from Syria

 

FILE PHOTO - Israel's Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz is seen during a quadrilateral Ministerial Summit in Nicosia, Cyprus December 5, 2017. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou

 

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli security cabinet minister said on Monday that Israel could kill Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and topple his government if Iran used Syrian territory to carry out attacks on Israel.

 

"Israel has not gotten involved in the (Syrian) civil war so far," Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz was quoted as telling the Israeli news site Ynet.

 

"If Syrian President Bashar al-Assad continues allowing Iran to operate within Syrian territory, Israel will liquidate him and topple his regime," he was quoted as saying.

 

"If Assad lets Iran turn Syria into a military base against us, to attack us from Syrian territory, he should know that will be the end of him."

 

(Writing by Dan Williams; Editing by Hugh Lawson)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2018-05-07

What a good idea and you have to wonder why the 'Allies' haven't done it years ago.  Where are all the 'James Bond' types we are led to believe exist ?.,...Lol.

I like the straight of Israel. Unlike the pussy footing of other nations." he is just stating "Assad, If you do this to appease your fellow Muslim friends in Iran, and they attract us, You are dead".

Entirely reasonable statement from Bibi. Assad -- you have been warned!

Edited May 8, 20188 yr by Jingthing

I wonder how the Russians might feel about that threat.

 

15 minutes ago, AsiaHand said:

I like the straight of Israel. Unlike the pussy footing of other nations." he is just stating "Assad, If you do this to appease your fellow Muslim friends in Iran, and they attract us, You are dead".

You ignore of course the fact that it is Israel who is illegally occupying part of Syria..the Golan Heights, and has been attacking Syria repeatedly over the last decade. Like a mugger kicking someone on the ground and saying I'm going to kill you if you attempt to get up and fight back.

 

Israel will probably win another war with Syria, but at a cost of 1000s of rockets fired back in retaliation which will also kill many Israelis.

 

How about peacemaking with its neighbors for detente rather than war mongering through threats.

16 minutes ago, bristolboy said:

I wonder how the Russians might feel about that threat.

 

I think they would totally understand it. I'm no fan of Putin and what he's done in Syria, Ukraine, etc. but I don't believe he supports attacks on Israel from Syria. 

The middle east way never happy unless they are killing each other in quicker more inventive ways all in the name of god and land and history.