"It is hard to tell exactly where the Israeli government of Binyamin Netanyahu stands. It appears to be mainly worried about increased capacity coming off the conflict for the Lebanese Hizbullah Shiite militia, and not to care a great deal which force rules Damascus."
Can someone help me understand this statement? It seems almost a platitude to me that the Israeli government considers the Assad regime to be an immense threat. There's obviously 50 years of hostility between the two countries - not to mention, Israel already acted to thwart the Syrian nuclear weapons program in 2007 (Operation Orchard). Combined with Assad's alliance with Iran, I can hardly imagine that there's any country who wants Assad gone *more* than Israel.
"It is hard to tell exactly where the Israeli government of Binyamin Netanyahu stands. It appears to be mainly worried about increased capacity coming off the conflict for the Lebanese Hizbullah Shiite militia, and not to care a great deal which force rules Damascus."
Can someone help me understand this statement? It seems almost a platitude to me that the Israeli government considers the Assad regime to be an immense threat. There's obviously 50 years of hostility between the two countries - not to mention, Israel already acted to thwart the Syrian nuclear weapons program in 2007 (Operation Orchard). Combined with Assad's alliance with Iran, I can hardly imagine that there's any country who wants Assad gone *more* than Israel.