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Israel will respond with force to any attack from Syria: Netanyahu
2013-08-28
[Al Ahram] Israel will strike back "fiercely" if Syria attacks the Jewish state, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday, as the US mulled military action against Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneck al-Assad's
Light of the Alawites...
regime.

"The State of Israel is prepared for every scenario," he said following consultations on the crisis in Syria. "We are not part of the civil war in Syria, but if we detect any attempt to hurt us, we will react, and react fiercely."

Netanyahu's remarks came as Syria vowed to defend itself if the United States and its allies attacked the Assad regime, which allegedly used chemical weapons against its own citizens last week.

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said their capabilities would "surprise" the world, and warned that any military action against it would serve the interests of Israel and Al-Qaeda.

Washington has accused Assad's regime of a cover-up, and has said it will provide more evidence of who was behind the attacks. US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel said the military was prepared to act if Obama called for it.

Meanwhile,
...back at the secret hideout, Scarface Al sneeringly put his proposition to little Nell...
Israelis were rushing to replace old gas masks. A spokeswoman for the Israel Postal Service, which distributes the masks, said there has been a 300 percent increase in delivery orders in recent days.

Intelligence Minister Yuval Steinitz on Monday called the notion of Assad attacking Israel "insane".
Posted by:Fred

#2  Link to JosephM's Hizb'allah story.
Posted by: trailing wife   2013-08-28 12:33  

#1  Don't fergit LEBANON, Benji!

To wit,

* DAILY STAR LEBANON > HEZBOLLAH WILL ATTACK ISRAEL IFF [US-led] SYRIA STRIKE AIMS TO TOPPLE ASSAD.

and

* MIAMI HERALD > ONE STEP CLOSER TO WAR: US WINS FULL ARAB LEAGUE BACKING AS PLAN EMERGES FOR STRIKE ON SYRIA.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2013-08-28 00:09  

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