Russia Sells Cruise Missiles To Syria, Israel Threatens To Retalliate

Russia announces deal to sell low flying cruise missiles to Syria made by Putin in 2007 will be fulfilled.

As you read this, remember that Putin was brought to power in part by Jewish oligarchs who opposed other Jewish oligarchs who supported more liberal, pro-western candidates.

A key oligarch who supported Putin was Chabad's main financial backer, Lev Leviev. Part of the deal Leviev allegedly made with Putin was that Chabad would provide moral cover for Putin in the West if Putin threw his backing behind Chabad in the FSU.

You can read about Leviev, Putin and Chabad's 'Chief Rabbi of Russia' Berel Lazar here, here and here.

Israeli official: We'll sell arms to Russia's enemies
Jerusalem angered at sale of Russian cruising missiles to Syria, calls it 'prize for extremist states'
Itamar Eichner • Ynet

Israeli officials are threatening to sell weapons to "areas of strategic importance" to Russia after Moscow announced over the weekend that it would go through with the sale of P800 missiles to Syria, Yedioth Ahronoth reported Sunday.

Russia's announcement came after both Israel and the US implored that it abandon the sale. The cruise missiles discussed, dubbed Yakhont, have a range of 300 km, which puts Israeli ships off of Lebanon's coast at risk of being hit by missiles fired from Syria's southern port.

The original deal was signed between Russia and Syria in 2007, but last month Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Russian President Vladimir Putin and requested that he call it off, for fear the missiles will be handed to Hezbollah.

More recently Defense Minister Ehud Barak visited Moscow on a similar mission. Barak spoke with both Putin and Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov. During the visit, the statesmen signed agreements of confidentiality aimed at paving the way for the sale of Israeli drones to Russia.

Despite the extensive efforts, the deal was announced Friday to be proceeding as planned. "They've gone one step too far," one Jerusalem official said. "This is not in keeping with our cooperation with them."

The official said Israel had so far refrained from selling "strategic, tie-breaking weapons" to third-world countries, and that it expected Russia to do the same.

"The supply of advanced weapons to Syria, one of Hezbollah's two main supporters, especially on the eve of the fateful peace talks with the Palestinians, is not a move encouraging the moderate forces of the Middle East – but rather a prize for extremist states," the source said.

AFP quoted a senior government official as saying, "This decision reflects a poor sense of responsibility shown by a country which wants to influence and claims to act in favor of the stability of the region."

"These weapons may undermine a strategic balance in a volatile region that has now painfully sensitive peace negotiations," the official said, referring to the resumption of talks with the Palestinians.

The P800 is considered one of the world's most advanced cruising missiles due to its speed and low flight. Israel fears it will fall into the hands of Hezbollah in Lebanon, which would put its ships in the Mediterranean at risk, especially in light of terror organizations' desire to derail peace talks with the Palestinians.

"The US and Israel ask us not to supply Syria with Yakhont. But we do not see the concerns expressed by them that these arms will fall into the hands of terrorists," Russia's defense minister said after announcing the deal would proceed.

Smadar Peri and AFP contributed to this report.

Comments

[Adam Neira]

The regional military balance of power should not be too upset by this sale. However it looks various parties in the region are being forced into the Isaiah vortex. i.e. Everyone is realising that turning to peace is the only option that is going to work. The M.A.D. dynamic has reached its logical end. The divine timetable will trump all others. Prophecy is immutable. G-d will not be denied

[harold]

What a crazy world. Politicians, World leaders(?), like the members of the press, the lowest of lows. Yech!

[Maverick]

Russia is trying to extend its sphere on influence in the region, and also may desire the failure of peace talks to leave the region more chaotic and anti-American, thus ripe for Russia to move in.

If this is not Russia's goal, then perhaps it could make the sale conditional on the success of the peace talks, forcing Syria to get behind them. (One can dream, or in this case more accurately: One can have insane visions)

[Yochanan Lavie]

Thanks for reporting this. While Jews rearrange deck chairs on the Titanic, our enemies plan Armageddon.

[Bartley Kulp]

Time to step up arms sales to Georgia.

[nachos]

Israel should strike first and kill as many gentiles as possible!!!