Amid strained ties between Israel and Russia, Knesset lawmakers demand greater US involvement in Syria

‘Netanyahu takes pride in his relationship with Putin, but the Russian leader is much less romantic,’ warns Yesh Atid MK Ofer Shelah

ed note–a few ‘goodies’ worth noting–

Please carefully analyze the language that Livni is quoted using. She tries to paint herself as a ‘leftie’, but clearly as evidenced by her comments, she is just as much a strategic thinker in terms of military tactics as her counterparts on the right, definitely a ‘holdover’ from her days as a Mossad assassin.

Next, consider the ease with which these Jews allow lies to roll out of their mouths as if they were bowling balls dipped in motor oil. They know exactly what their personal role was in bringing about the attack that downed that Russian plane and yet, rhetorically ask the question ‘why are we being blamed’? Yet another example of that law of nature that must be always remembered when dealing with these people, which is that fish swim, birds fly, and Jews lie.

Next, please consider the following statement from Yesh Atid MK Ofer Shelah–

‘Putin is much less romantic…He has interests, and he acts accordingly. As long as Netanyahu only thinks about tactical coordination and doesn’t push a broader initiative that brings the Americans into the picture, then Putin will take photographs with him, but [Putin’s] people on the ground will be the ones setting the conditions for Israeli operations as they see fit.”

In other words, all the pics on the internet featuring smiles, hugs, handshakes, etc between Putin and Nutty Netty which a certain gaggle of geniuses, experts and know-it-alls within the ‘trooth muuvmnt’ use in ‘proving’ that ‘Putin is a Jew and works for the Jews’ is all for show, that this is something which Putin does for reasons of public consumption but then when the mics and cameras are turned off, he pursues another course entirely.

Next, an interesting statement from Lieberman to consider–

‘This incident has been blown out of proportion, both by the media and by the official rhetoric…’

As it always is with the Jews, when it is something which they have done to others (including in this case a piece of skullduggery that has led to the deaths of over a dozen Russians) that then results in some backlash against them, it is ‘overblown’ and ‘out of proportion’. However, when a Jew somewhere gets a stubbed toe or in some manner finds him/herself on the receiving end of ‘persecution’, all human activity on God’s green earth must cease and desist while a ‘special breaking news report’ takes place highlighting whatever discomfort happens to have befallen one of Yar-way’s Chosenoids.

And finally, the question which we pose here regularly, but to which we have yet to receive a rational response-

WHY do the Jews–GAAAAAWD’S chosen people, after all, who we are told were brought out of Egypt via the power of all sorts of miracles, need an Air Force or any kind of military power at all? If indeed, as we are told on a regular basis, the GAAAAAAWWWWWD of Israel maintains his heavy hand over the entire ‘Jewish state’ project, what need is there for Israel to bomb the daylights out of Syria in order to prevent it becoming a forward operating base for Iran? Furthermore, why the need for American support in the form of $, military hardware, logistics, and political interference at bodies such as the UN?

Why?

Why?

WHY?

In all seriousness ladies and Gentilemen, the one thing that all should understand in the aftermath of this little drama is just how close to the razor’s edge all life on earth is, and as usual, it is the same band of troublesome characters who serve as the nucleus of it all, yet another example of how the more things change, the more they remain the same.

Times of Israel

Opposition chief MK Tzipi Livni and Yesh Atid lawmaker MK Ofer Shelah on Sunday called for greater American involvement in Syria amid a burgeoning dispute between Israel and Russia over the downing of a Russia spy plane over Syria last week.

Blaming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for allegedly pursuing only limited “tactical” coordination with Russia over Syria, the lawmakers urged the government to work to bring the US more actively into the Syrian arena in order to better contain Iran’s military entrenchment in the country.

In a statement, Livni said the Israeli Air Force was “doing its job preventing Iran’s entrenchment in Syria. That’s a shared interest of Israel and Russia, who have known until now how to maintain a respectful dialogue and important military cooperation mechanisms that ensured the IDF could keep its freedom of action in Syria in pursuit of both countries’ interests.”

With the Russian position on Israeli air operations in Syria apparently changing, she added, it was time to “go beyond just protecting our tactical military capabilities” in the country. “We must define a shared strategic goal, including with the United States, an international initiative that will prevent the terror state Iran from turning Syria into a forward base for destabilizing the region.”

Former Labor MK and ex-Mossad chief Danny Yatom suggested the crisis with Russia may get worse, saying in an Army Radio interview Sunday that “this is the beginning of what could be a very serious crisis with Russia.” He warned: “The Russian military has a broad spectrum of possible actions it can take, up to and including contemplating shooting anti-aircraft missiles at our planes.”

The comments came shortly after the release of a Russian report into the Saturday incident, in which Moscow again blamed Israel for the downing of the jet and accused the IDF of deceiving it about the intended location of the airstrike.

In a press briefing, the Russian defense ministry rejected the findings of the IDF about the incident and insisted that the Israeli pilots who conducted the raid on a Syrian military facility in Latakia had used the Russian reconnaissance aircraft as cover during their assault — something Israel has repeatedly denied.

Israel has blamed the Syrian military’s “reckless” launching of its air defenses, which the IDF said continued long after the Israeli F-16 fighter jets returned to Israeli airspace.

However, the Russian defense ministry’s announcement on Sunday indicated that Moscow was siding with its close ally Syria, a move that Israeli analysts say may significantly limit the IDF’s ability to conduct operations against Iran and its proxies in Syria.

Yesh Atid MK Ofer Shelah, a longtime member of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, responded to the Russian claims by slamming Netanyahu for allegedly pursuing only “tactical coordination” with the Russians, and joined Livni’s call to involve the Americans.

“Israel is not at fault for the downing of the Russian plane, and the defense ministry in Moscow knows it,” he said in a Sunday statement. “So why are they blaming us? In order to signal that Syria is no longer open to us, and that the rules of the game are changing.”

Shelah added: “Netanyahu takes pride in his relationship with Putin, but the Russian is much less romantic than are the Americans: he has interests, and he acts accordingly. As long as the prime minister only thinks about tactical coordination, and doesn’t push a broader initiative that brings the Americans into the picture, then Putin will take photographs with him, but [Putin’s] people on the ground will be the ones setting the [conditions for Israeli operations] as they see fit.”

Earlier Sunday, in comments made shortly before the Russian report was released, Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Israel’s Syria policy remained unchanged despite Moscow’s displeasure over the downing of the spy plane, and implied that attacks against Iranian- and Hezbollah-affiliated targets would continue.

“We act with discretion and responsibility,” Lieberman told Israel Radio in an interview. “Nothing has changed and nothing will change. This is our policy.”

Israeli fighter jets conducted the airstrike last Monday night on a weapons facility in the coastal city of Latakia. The Russian spy plane, with 15 crew members on board, was shot down by Syrian air defense forces in a counterattack against the Israeli planes.

“We do not intend to have a public argument with Russia via the media,” Lieberman added. “We acted as we have always acted, according to the same coordination system [with Russia], and we will continue to act this way in the future. Responsibility for this tragic incident lies with Syria, with [Syrian President Bashar] Assad’s army… These are the facts.”

The defense minister added that “the situation is under control. We are in continuous dialog” with the Russians.

He also said that the incident had been blown out of proportion, both by the media and by the official rhetoric, which did not reflect the discussions and meetings held in recent days.

“We have made it clear that we will not allow Syrian territory to become a front for Iran against the State of Israel,” he said. “We will continue to act to prevent this and we have all the means and all the possibilities.”

Though Israeli officials have said, generally, that the military conducts operations inside Syria against Iranian and Hezbollah targets, the IDF rarely acknowledges specific airstrikes, preferring instead to adopt a formal policy of neither confirming nor denying the attacks attributed to it. Its admission of last week’s attack was therefore a striking exception.

In its Sunday report, the Russian defense ministry said Israel had lied to the Russian military about the location of the attack, saying it was going to take place in northern Syria, while Latakia was in fact situated on the western coast. (The port city is located in the country’s northwest.)

Despite the IDF’s insistence on its innocence, the incident initially threatened Israel’s coordination efforts with Russia — known as the deconfliction mechanism — which is meant to prevent such clashes and inadvertent casualties.

However, a senior Israeli official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the hotline between the Israeli and Russian militaries has continued to operate as normal, though some “improvements” may be made in the future.

For now, there are “no changes to the deconfliction mechanism,” the officer said on Sunday, adding, “but both sides will use this opportunity to make adjustments.”

According to the officer, the deconfliction mechanism was used as recently as Friday afternoon. He refused to comment on the nature of the operation that required the coordination, saying only that it was not an airstrike.