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MI officer: Syria preparing its army for war with Israel
Jaaretz ^ | Dec. 11, 2006 | Gideon Alon and Amos Harel
Posted on 12/10/2006 4:34:06 PM PST by FairOpinion
The head of the research division of Military Intelligence, Brigadier General Yossi Baidatz, said Sunday that Syrian President Bashar Assad is preparing for a war with Israel.
He said that Assad has ordered increased production of long-range missiles and instructed the Syrian army to position its anti-tank missiles closer to the Syrian border with Israel, on the Golan Heights.
But, Baidatz told the cabinet, while Assad is "preparing the Syrian army for the possibility of a military conflict with Israel, on the other hand, he is not ruling out the possibility of reaching a political settlement with Israel."
He stressed that in Assad's view, his actions on the military front do not contradict his actions in the political realm.
"Assad is working in two parallel tracks," Baidatz said. "On the one hand he is not ruling out a diplomatic solution with Israel and on the other hand he is preparing his forces for military conflict."
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Terrorists rejoice over Iraq Study Report
Israel Today ^ | Dec. 10, 2006 | Israel Today
Posted on 12/10/2006 5:33:28 PM PST by FairOpinion
Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip welcomed the report of the Iraq Study Group, presented by former US Secretary of State James Baker, which recognizes Islam as the “new giant of the world.”
“The report proves that this is the era of Islam and of jihad,” said Abu Ayman, a senior leader of Islamic Jihad from Jenin. Islamic Jihad has been responsible for every suicide bombing in the past two years.
Abu Abdullah, a leader of Hamas’ military wing, said Baker's report is a victory for Islam brought about by “Allah and his angels.”
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