Barak: Israel Fears Syria Arms Transfers to Hizbullah
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Sophisticated weapons could be transferred from Syria to Hizbullah if the regime of Bashar Assad falls, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak warned on Thursday.
"You have to be alert to the possibility so that during the fall of the regime there will not be the transfer of sophisticated Syrian weapons to Hizbullah and Lebanon," he told Israeli military radio.
"We are tracking this issue constantly and carefully," he said, without giving further details.
Barak said Israeli assessments suggest Assad's downfall was a matter of time.
"The fate of the regime of Bashar Assad is sealed; his situation is getting worse every week," he said.
Israel has been closely following developments in Syria, where Assad's regime has launched a violent crackdown against political opponents, leaving more than 6,000 dead, according to activists.
Israel fears it could suffer from various consequences of the regime's weakening and collapse, including a wave of refugees, or even attempts by the regime to distract attention by attacking the Jewish state.
Officials have also warned that Syria's weapons, including alleged chemical and biological ones, could fall into the hands of militants, including Hizbullah.
Last month, Major General Amir Eshel, the incoming chief of Israel's air force, said Syria possessed "huge stockpiles" of such weapons.
"The immediate concern is the huge stockpiles of chemicals, biological, strategic capabilities that are still going into Syria, mainly from eastern Europe," he said.
"That's a major concern because I don't know who is going to own those the day after. Up till now, what has been transferred to Hizbullah? What will be transferred to Hizbullah? What will be divided between those factions inside Syria? What is that going to create?"
09 February 2012, 10:57
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Double standard Zionist regime full of illusion in their policy just like their friends the Syrian regime, why they are friends, because Syrian regime never done any thing to harm their relationship with the Zionist and they are equal on war policy, killing people to maintain their grab on power, I call all the Jewish people to revolt against the Zionist lies, just like their half brothers from different mothers the Arabs are doing today and support the revolution of change against the wrong policy in the middle east and stop the illegal destruction of the ancient people to satisfy the oil money ediction and cashomanija putting behind the realnatural interest of the regional people.
09 February 2012, 11:04
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You have used cluster bombs against the Lebanese people, your lies are obvious and crazy who listen to you. What about your nuclear stock pile, do you think that is in safe hands, the Zionist war criminal hands,you are wrong, go and hide yourself, because people like you and Syrian regime destroyed the beautiful middle east.
09 February 2012, 16:25
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Flamethrower please you telling me Syria hasnt attacked Isreal cause of there nukes.....yea right just excuses and more excuses from a country that is getting what it deserves and a lot more!
09 February 2012, 17:17
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Mansour you talk about Israel never being wiped out and you post comments pretending to be an Arab yet you are an Israeli and don't want to admit it. Proof? Look at his last sentence .." If you all think THEY Israel will be wiped out cause it will never happen, if anything YOU ALL will be.." if you were any kind of Arab then when referring to us you would use WE not you. And yes one day it will be.
09 February 2012, 21:07
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Double standard Zionist regime full of illusion in their policy just like their friends the Syrian regime, why they are friends, because Syrian regime never done any thing to harm their relationship with the Zionist and they are equal on war policy, killing people to maintain their grab on power, I call all the Jewish people to revolt against the Zionist, just like their half brothers from different mothers the Arabs are doing today and support the revolution of change against the wrong policy in the middle east and stop the illegal destruction of the ancient people to satisfy the oil money ediction and cashomanija putting behind the interest of the regional people.
09 February 2012, 21:08
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The Zionist already used a banned weapon the cluster bombs against their Neighbour Lebanon killing thousands of people, and they have a hand on nuclear weapon pile including their nuclear projects do exist in the small nation in a tiny region risking the Jewish people life and others who live around them. Higher risks from Zionist to use banned weapon than any other state in the entire region.
09 February 2012, 22:08
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the filthy zionist fears of something that is happening for years and decades and will continue until the end of zionist threat on out southern border
10 February 2012, 01:58
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jabalamel, this filthy Zionist is always amazed at your ability to convince yourself that Israel's days are numbered. Every year we grow stronger, our economy grows and develops, our people grow more unified. While every year our neighbors self-destruct and squander their resources. Make peace with us and enjoy the fruits of civilization
10 February 2012, 07:55
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Barak looks a lot like Aoun, he does not sound as insane but he has the same puppet like moves.
Our friends Flamer the human Flea (jumping from comment to comment at the speed of light) and Jabalamel the Broken-record (filthy Zionist, filthy Zionist, filthy Zionist) are with us.
Flamer, you say that it would be insane for a country the size of Syria to fight against Israel but you have no problem with Nasrallah starting a war that damaged Lebanon, as the last one did? You are Full of Shit.
Jabalamel, "the filthy zionist fears of something that is happening for years and decades and will continue until the end of zionist threat on out southern border"... What the hell does that mean, what is wrong with you?
I wonder if these two are being paid by the word our by the hour. If they where being paid to make sense, they would have starved by now.
