Israel Plans a New War in Syria – But Not for the Reasons It Claims

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Israel Plans a New War in Syria – But Not for the Reasons It Claims

By Gareth Porter Via truth-out.org A portion of Golan is currently occupied by Israel, which took it from Syria in 1967. It was annexed by Israel in 1981 and populated with Israeli settlers roughly equal in numbers to its original Syrian population. Israel has expressed the fear that Syria’s recent moves could threaten Israel’s occupation in Golan. IDF Chief of Staff […]

Painting an Israeli Attack on Syria as Israeli ‘Retaliation’ – And the Golan Height Dimensions

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Painting an Israeli Attack on Syria as Israeli ‘Retaliation’ – And the Golan Height Dimensions

  Reuters, Vice and LA Times write about Israeli “retaliation.”   By Gregory Shupak February 21, 2018   Originally published by FAIR – Fairness And Accuracy In Reporting here Israel claimed that it intercepted an Iranian drone in Israeli airspace on Saturday, February 10; Iran denied that it had a drone there. Israel then bombed […]