Weekly Commentary: World power allows Israel to attack ally as its forces
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Dr. Aaron Lerner 27 July 2016

Earlier this week Israeli fighter jets attacked Syria following mortar fire
that struck on the Israeli side of the Golan Heights.

And it was barely a news item.

It reflects a significant achievement by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu
that's mostly ignored.

But not by everyone.

Earlier this month Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Commander
Brigadier General Khosro Orouj openly complained that "the anti-aircraft
systems that Russia has brought to Syria shouldn’t allow even one single
(enemy) aircraft to fly over the country, but this is not happening,"

Mr. Netanyahu has apparently reached an understanding with Mr. Putin that
allows us, under various circumstances, to attack both Syrian and Hezbullah
military targets within Syria despite the deployment of a protective Russian
anti-aircraft umbrella covering the entire country.

I doubt we could have the same understanding if it were an American umbrella.

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