Israel’s Hushed Military Ties With Russia Now Paying Off
haaretz.com ^ | Oct 09, 2015 1:43 AM | Anshel Pfeffer
Posted on 10/9/2015, 12:34:13 PM by Trumpinator
Israel’s Hushed Military Ties With Russia Now Paying Off
While U.S. gives Russia the cold shoulder in Syria, Kremlin’s ties with Israel grow warm.
Anshel Pfeffer Oct 09, 2015 1:43 AM
The Pentagon announced on Wednesday that it was refusing to hold “de-confliction” talks with the Russian Defense Ministry to coordinate the two nations’ air-operations over Syria and would make do with just “technical details.” At the same time, de-confliction talks, of the kind the Americans rejected, between the Israel Defense Forces and their Russian counterparts, led by the deputy chiefs of staff of both militaries, were already wrapping up in Tel Aviv’s HaKirya headquarters.
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Netanyahu knew what Putin needed to hear from him in their meeting last month – a promise that Israel isn’t seeking to actively topple Syrian president Bashar al-Assad. While the Obama administration and its NATO allies are still struggling to grasp what Putin is trying to achieve in Syria, it seems that the Israeli and Russian leaders understand each other’s interests pretty well. It may not be a formal military alliance but in the current situation in the Middle East, it’s quite a lot.
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