Syria’s Downing of a Russian Plane Put Israel in the Crosshairs
Jerusalem can’t afford a clash with Moscow.
September 21, 2018
Syria’s Downing of a Russian Plane Put Israel in the Crosshairs
Jerusalem can’t afford a clash with Moscow.
On Monday, Israeli jets fired missiles at an Iranian munitions storehouse in the northwestern Syrian city of Latakia. Shortly thereafter, Syrian personnel shot down a Russian surveillance plane with surface-to-air missiles, in what seems to be a botched and highly incompetent response to the Israeli attack. Moscow first responded by blaming Jerusalem for the incident, but President Putin then offered more conciliatory statements. Yesterday, Russian diplomats again stated that Israel was at fault. Yoav Limor comments:
September 21, 2018
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