Netanyahu's Achievement With Putin Sets High Bar - by Dr. Aaron Lerner

...To Mr. Netanyahu's credit, he had both the vision and the will to immediately address the challenge created by the injection of Russian forces into Syria. I shudder to think what the situation would be now if Prime Minister Netanyahu hadn't flown right away to Moscow when this mess began.

Dr. Aaron Lerner..
IMRA Weekly Commentary..
22 March '17..
Link: http://www.imra.org.il/story.php3?id=72373

This Monday Syrian President Bashar Assad told Russian journalists that "I think Russia can play an important role...they can discuss the same issues with the Israelis...and they can play a role in order that Israel not attack Syria again in the
future."

There was speculation that our hands were tied.

But today Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov appeared to indicate that the opposite was the case.

When commenting on Israel’s recent air raids against targets in Syria, Lavrov declined to say that Russia had a problem with the Israeli operations.

Instead he noted that that during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Moscow, the parties had confirmed agreements "concerning military cooperation between Russia and Israel in Syria."

And what did Lavrov have to say about an Israeli attack carried out after the Netanyahu-Putin meeting?

"We will judge by deeds and not by statements in order to figure out if our Israeli counterparts abide by these agreements."

Notice that Lavrov didn't say that these agreements prohibit Israeli operations.


To Mr. Netanyahu's credit, he had both the vision and the will to immediately address the challenge created by the injection of Russian forces into Syria.

I shudder to think what the situation would be now if Prime Minister Netanyahu hadn't flown right away to Moscow when this mess began.

Netanyahu's achievements with President Putin set a high bar against which to judge what understandings he develops with President Trump.

After all, if Binyamin Netanyahu has the skill to cut a deal with Russia that allows us to kill Russian allies deployed in an area protected by a sophisticated array of Russian anti-aircraft technology then surely he can find a way for Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria to build homes during the Trump Administration. ________________________________________
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