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Wednesday, March 8, 2017
PM: Putin meeting on Iran, Syria ‘very important’ for Israel’s security
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePrime Minister Benjamin Netanyhau says his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow tomorrow is “very important for Israel’s security.”
In a tweet, the prime minister says a victory against Islamic State jihadists in Iraq and Syria “must not result in an increase in Iranian terror.”
Netanyahu will travel to Moscow on Thursday for talks with Russian officials on the recent developments in Syria and how to thwart the attempts of Iran and its proxy Hezbollah from gaining a foothold in the war-torn country that borders Israel.
Russia has backed the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad since it intervened in the civil war in 2015.
מחר – פגישה עם הנשיא פוטין, חשובה מאוד לביטחון ישראל. ניצחון על הטרור של דאע"ש לא יכול להביא להתגברות הטרור של איראן. לא מחליפים טרור בטרור!
— Benjamin Netanyahu – בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) March 8, 2017
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