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Wednesday, May 9, 2018
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Wednesday, May 9, 2018
Ex-minister: Israel should threaten to oust Assad in order to stop Iran in Syria
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleFormer Likud minister Gideon Saar says Israel could prevent the Iranian military entrenchment in Syria by threatening to topple the Assad regime.
“Israel must say clearly: If Iran persists in its efforts to establish a new strategic equation in Syria, it will endanger the Assad regime,” Saar says at the Herzliya Conference.
“The result of the move could be the fall of the Assad regime,” he adds.
Saar says the uptick in tensions with Iran is the main security threat facing the country.
“Political rivalries and disagreements on other issues must be set aside and national unity must be built up around the necessity of dealing with this threat,” he concludes.
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