Saturday, 18 May 2013


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Muddled Israeli-US policies on Assad set stage for Golan offensive against Israel
Fox News: Israeli commandos returning from Syria.
Fox News: Israeli commandos returning from Syria.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Analysis May 18, 2013, 2:30 PM (IDT)
The Syrian war is set for its next stage, the spillover of hostilities from Syrian Golan into Israel.DEBKAfileThis is the consequence of the failure  of the US, Israel and Turkey to dismantle the Tehran-Damascus-Hizballah bloc, or even stem the flow of Russian, Iranian, Iraqi and Hizballah fighters and arms, which have helped Bashar Assad chalk up major successes for beating the uprising against his rule.  A war of attrition against Israel carries the potential of spreading to Lebanon, Turkey and Jordan.
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