Σε έκθεση των TIMES του
Λονδίνου δημοσιεύτηκε δήλωση Ανώτατου Ισραηλινού Αξιωματούχου για το
θέμα της Συρίας που πολλούς ενδεχομένως τους εξέπληξε: «Καλύτερα ο
διάβολος που γνωρίζουμε, παρά οι δαίμονες που φανταζόμαστε». Πηγές των
Μυστικών Υπηρεσιών του Ισραήλ σχολιάζοντας τη δήλωση συμφώνησαν ότι το
καθεστώς Άσαντ είναι προτιμότερο για την περιοχή της Μέσης Ανατολής από
τις όποιες εξτρεμιστικές οργανώσεις προκύψουν να αναλάβουν τις τύχες της
Συρίας μετά την Άσαντ εποχή.
Μια
άλλη ανώνυμη ωστόσο πηγή από το υπουργείο Άμυνας του Ισραήλ επισήμανε:
«Στο Ισραήλ είχαμε την εντύπωση ότι το καθεστώς Άσαντ θα κατέρρεε
σχετικά σύντομα. Είχαμε υποτιμήσει τις δυνατότητές του, όπως και
υπερεκτιμήσει αυτές των αντικαθεστωτικών».
Ισραηλινός Αξιωματούχος δήλωσε πρόσφατα στους NEW YORK TIMES ότι:
«Το Ισραήλ δεν προτίθεται να σταματήσει τις αεροπορικές επιθέσεις σε
συγκεκριμένους Συριακούς στόχους γιατί σε αντίθετη περίπτωση εξελιγμένα
οπλικά συστήματα της Συρίας θα φτάσουν στα χέρια των εξτρεμιστών της
Χεζμπολάχ».
Το υπόλοιπο μέρος του δημοσιεύματος αναφέρεται στις ακόλουθες δημοσιεύσεις:
New York Times: "Το Ισραήλ θα ξανά βομβαρδίσει την Συρία"
Νετανιάχου σε Πούτιν: "Αν φτάσουν στην Συρία οι S-300 θα γενικευτεί ο πόλεμος"
Έστειλε ήδη πυραύλους η Ρωσία στην Συρία;
Αντιδράσεις από ΗΠΑ για την αποστολή ρωσικών πυραύλων στη Συρία
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Israeli intelligence official: Assad preferable to rebels
Senior
Israeli official speaks to London-based Times, says Israel prefers weak
Assad to terrorist takeover: 'Better the devil we know than demons we
imagine'
Intelligence
sources in Israel spoke to the London-based "The Times" and said that
an intact, but weakened, Assad regime would be preferable for Israel and
the entire region.
“Better
the devil we know than the demons we can only imagine if Syria falls
into chaos and the extremists from across the Arab world gain a foothold
there," a senior Israeli intelligence officer in the north of the
country was quoted ny the paper as saying.
An
additional defense official, who also remained unnamed in The Times'
report, said that at first Israel had assessed that Assad’s regime would
fall sooner.
“We
originally underestimated Assad’s staying power and overestimated the
rebels’ fighting power,” the official said, adding that in any case, it
was preferable for Israel that the two sides fight each other instead of
joining forces against Israel.
The
comments came in wake of comments made in the New York Times Wednesday
in which a senior Israeli official signaled that Israel was considering
further military strikes on Syria to stop the transfer of advanced
weapons to Islamic militants.
The
official also warned Syrian President Bashar Assad that his government
would face crippling consequences if it retaliated against Israel, the
New York Times reported.
“Israel
is determined to continue to prevent the transfer of advanced weapons
to Hezbollah. The transfer of such weapons to Hezbollah will destabilize
and endanger the entire region," the official said in an interview.
Earlier
on Friday, The Wall Street Journal reported Russia has sent at least a
dozen warships to its naval base on the Syrian coast, a buildup that US
and European officials see as a newly aggressive stance meant partly to
warn the West and Israel not to intervene in Syria's bloody conflict.
Meanwhile,
the New York Times reported that Russia has sent advanced anti-ship
cruise missiles to Syria. The missiles are apparently an improved
version of the Yakhonts, which Russia has previously provided to Syria,
and have been outfitted with an advanced radar that makes them more
effective.
General
Martin Dempsey commented on the issue and said that a Russian shipment
of anti-ship missiles to Syria was ill-timed and could embolden
President Bashar Assad's forces, in addition to prolong the conflict.
"It's
at the very least an unfortunate decision that will embolden the regime
and prolong the suffering, so it's ill-timed and very unfortunate,"
Dempsey told reporters at the Pentagon.
On
Thursday, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced that Russia
would remain committed to previously signed arms deal "regarding
agreements pertaining to aerial defense weapons."
Lavrov
was referring to the S-300 advanced missile defense system, considered
by many to be a game changing addition to Syria's arsenal, which could
intercept aircraft in a range exceeding 100 km.
The
reports an developments came on the back drop of what was perceived to
be a failure on the part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who had
attempted to block the Russian sale of S-300 advanced missiles to Syria by making a lighting visit to Russia last week.
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