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Syrian-Israeli war of words via Putin edges into Syrian-Hizballah war of attrition.
USS Kearsarge which docked in Eilat
USS Kearsarge which docked in Eilat
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report May 16, 2013, 10:58 AM (IDT)
Binyamin Netanyahu left his meeting with Vladimir Putin Tuesday certain that Moscow had given Assad the go-ahead for his threat to make the Syrian Golan the platform for a war of attrition against Israel with the help of Hizballah armed with advanced weapons and other proxies. The next day, a pro-Assad Palestinian terrorist organization shelled Mt. Hermon. Israel countered swiftly with a threat to remove Assad from power. DEBKAfile: Tehran is also egging him on to launch a war of attrition which appears to have begun.