webfact Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 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 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman34014 Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 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. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
car720 Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 13 hours ago, trainman34014 said: 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. The James Bond types all existed at a time when governments kept mum about what was going on in the world. Now any big mouth, like this guy, can just publicly talk any nonsense whatsoever. There are powers at play the the average joe has absolutely no idea of. 99% of media these days is made up of plain old hyperbole or just fake news. The sheep are always led to slaughter by the wolves in sheep's clothing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AsiaHand Posted May 8, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 8, 2018 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". 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 (edited) Entirely reasonable statement from Bibi. Assad -- you have been warned! Edited May 8, 2018 by Jingthing 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bristolboy Posted May 8, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 8, 2018 I wonder how the Russians might feel about that threat. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dexterm Posted May 8, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 8, 2018 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. 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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