Israel Free to Act in Syria to Defend Own Security – Defense Minister
Israel maintains complete freedom of action in Syria and is guided only by the interests of its own security, Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Wednesday.
On Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Israel was ready to act alone if necessary to prevent Iran from turning Syria into its military base.
“We maintain absolute freedom of action and the only considerations that guide us are the security considerations of Israel… With regards to Iran, we will simply not allow for Shi’ite consolidation and Iranian entrenchment in Syria nor will we allow Syria to become a forward operating base against the State of Israel. Anyone who has yet to understand that is advised to do so,” the country’s Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said, as quoted by his press service.
The issue of the Iranian military presence on the Israeli borders received additional boost last week after Jordan, Russia and the United States signed a memorandum, stipulating withdrawal of foreign forces from south-western Syria.
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