Friends, Putin is the exact right man to be dealing with Netanyahu. Those utter fools who want to oust Putin have no idea what might happen if Putin is forced out of office. Most Russians are less pro-Israel than Putin and some leaders have opposed him on his relatively neutral to favorable policies on Israel. If one of the hardliners is elected, all bets are off, but war may be just around the corner if that happens.
This article shows that Putin has closed his eyes to some Israeli attacks on Hezbollah. It is hard to imagine another Russian leader smart enough to adopt this laissez-faire policy with Israel, especially considering Russia's formidable arsenal, including those S-400s capable of taking out any Israeli plane. But it seems Netanyahu has the good sense to respect Putin and vice-versa.
It appears that Donald Trump's assessment of Putin may be about as sharp as Netanyahu's.
Don Hank
Experts: Netanyahu’s ‘Slip’ on Incursions into Syria a Reminder to Putin
By: JNi.Media
Published: April 12th, 2016
Netanyahu during a security tour in the Golan Heights / Photo credit: Kobi Gideon/GPO
Dr. Yehuda Blanga from the Bar Ilan Dept. of Middle Eastern Studies on Tuesday
commended Prime Minister Netanyahu for his skill at coordinating
Israel’s military with Putin as soon as the Russians had entered the
Syrian theater with a storm last September. “Russian planes flew along
Israel’s border and maybe even inside it, Russia shot rockets and
maneuvered a very large force. It did all that with full coordination
with Israel, through its understanding of Israel’s concerns — and with
the Russian army permitting us to attack convoys and protect our
interests.”
On Monday,
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel conducted dozens of
strikes in order to prevent weapons from being transferred to the
Hezbollah terror organization. His remarks came during a Monday
tour of a military drill near the Syrian border. Why did the PM decide
to spell out information which until yesterday was being denied by
Israel, no matter what news agencies around the world were claiming?
Middle East expert Professor Eyal Zisser who specializes in the modern
history of Syria and Lebanon, told NRG on Tuesday he believes Netanyahu was addressing Russian president Vladimir Putin, as well as, to a lesser extent, US president Obama.
“I
believe the prime minister knows that the US and Russia are
collaborating to bring an end to the crisis in Syria through an
arrangement,” Zisser said. “Bashar al-Assad will remain in power and
will be a significant player, with the rebels, or even all by himself.
[Netanyahu’s] sharp clarification is very important, especially now,
during the lull in the fighting, so that in the final account Israel
would be considered as a power to be reckoned with in Syria. Naturally,
it doesn’t hurt Netanyahu’s position in Israel for him to mention [the
raids into Syria], but the gist of the message was delivered because of
the lull in Syria.”
Blanga
also sees the Netanyahu statement as a message to the super powers. “At
the moment, Putin is reducing his involvement because [the Assad
regime] is stable,” he told NRG. “Which is a good opportunity to
describe what Israel has done in Syria as well as to hint or even say to
Assad that we will always make sure to act in line with what we
consider important, and that Russia, too, understands this.”
Blanga
also believes that “such a blatant statement should be made precisely
during the lull in the fighting and with the understanding that Assad is
here to stay, so that the boundaries marking our interests are made
clear to the other side.”
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