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July 12, 2016

The Limits of the Russian-Israeli “Coordination Mechanism”

Long-term trouble for Israel.

In June, Prime Minister Netanyahu visited Vladimir Putin for the third time since the Russian intervention in the Syrian civil war began last fall. Although the exact details of these meetings are unknown, they concern the ability of the Israel Air Force to continue carrying out strikes against Hizballah positions in Syria that threaten Israeli security. Such strikes appear to have continued—but, argues Tony Badran, this does not mean that there is no potential for conflict:

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