Haaretz reports: Syrian army forces crossed the demilitarized zone near the border with Israel in the Golan Heights last week, a highly unusual incident, on what is considered a quiet border.
Following the incident, in which 500 soldiers and 50 vehicles crossed into the demilitarized zone, Israel filed a formal complaint to the UN secretary general and to the president of the UN’s Security Council, warning that the event may have serious ramifications.
Concern in Israel, in light of the situation in Syria, especially over Assad’s chemical weapons stockpile and land-to-land missiles, is growing every day. In a meeting on Sunday afternoon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu consulted the heads of Israel’s security establishment, including Defense Minister Ehud Barak, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman and other senior cabinet members.
“We are monitoring the events in Syria closely and are prepared for any development to come,” Netanyahu said in his opening statement.
The Syrian soldiers entered the demilitarized zone last Thursday. The Syrian forces entered the area near the Syrian village of Jubata Al Khashab, a few kilometers east of the Israeli Druze village of Mas’ada in the northern part of the Golan Heights. It seems that the soldiers’ entrance to the demilitarized zone was a result of the fighting with the rebel army. [Continue reading…]
After all the things that Israel does to its neighbors, they should be concerned. Perhaps if they weren’t so aggressive, building those walls around the land they have stolen from the Palestinians, were good neighbors, didn’t treat everyone who isn’t a Jew like some inferior, then none of this would be happening today. The present leadership will destroy Israel, not the outsiders.