Israel: Syria tanks enter Golan DMZ
Source: AP
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel's military says three Syrian tanks have entered the demilitarized zone in the Golan Heights.
A military spokeswoman says Israel complained to the U.N. peacekeeping force in the area after the tanks entered Saturday.
The spokeswoman, who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with military protocol, did not elaborate. The relatively low-key response suggested Israel did not see the armor as an immediate threat.
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geckosfeet
(9,644 posts)Syria must have forgotten the ass whipping they got during the six day war.
Johnyawl
(3,205 posts)..."Quick, rally around Assad boys, the jews are after us again!"
Hopefully Israel will continue the low key response.
iandhr
(6,852 posts)plethoro
(594 posts)to provoke is far larger than the one you think they are trying to provoke. I think they are trying to get Hezbollah moving and start hitting the northern territories. In my opinion we are closing in on the beginning of the end here. I have a good idea what most of the participants will do. It's the two large ones, Russian and China that I wonder about. To what advantage is it to either of them to have Iranian oil shut off?
Johnyawl
(3,205 posts)...Assad's tanks and Air Force will disappear in a couple of hours, and the rebels will pretty much have a free hand. It will all happen far too fast for Iran, China and Russia to do anything but complain. Assads forces will be smashed, and the rebels will be consolidating their control, and squabbling with one another.
Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)Johnyawl
(3,205 posts)I had not seen that info until you posted it.
harmonicon
(12,008 posts)I doubt that's anything Israel would want. They may see Syria as a sort of enemy right now, but that's nothing compared to the radical Islamist government which would likely replace the present Syrian regime should these "rebels" be successful.
Johnyawl
(3,205 posts)Which is why a couple of tanks that may be chasing rebels have brought no reaction from them except a mild protest. But given their track record, they're only going to tolerate so many syrian tanks in the DMZ. The Israeli's have proven time and again that they will strike the enemy that threatens them today, and then deal with the consequences tomorrow.
David__77
(23,508 posts)If the Salafists consolidate their power in the region, Israel is doomed, as is secularism, democracy, peace, and economic development.
JackRiddler
(24,979 posts)Syria is in a civil war. Hostile forces are maneuvering in a chaotic situation and may cross borders (fleeing or following). Obviously Assad would never choose at this point to start a war with Israel or Turkey! Give us a break.