While the media focuses on Gaza, Syria continues to prepare for war. “Arab Media Reports Syria Making Preparations for War with Israel,” by Hana Levi Julian for INN:
(IsraelNN.com) A Qatari newspaper, Al Watan, reported Friday that Syria is making concrete preparations for war with Israel, saying that the Syrian government has removed the Government and State Archives from the Damascus area. According to the paper, this move indicates preparations for war.
Syrian parliament member Muhammad Habash confirmed on Al-Jazeera Arabic world news satellite TV last week that Syria is indeed engaged in active preparations for a war with Israel. The conflict, said the Syrian MP, is expected to break out during the summer months.
Officials close to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert reported Sunday that their efforts to begin negotiations with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad have gone unanswered. They also said that Mr. Assad’s failure to reply signaled that his claims of wanting peace were not honest and were meant to improve his own status in the international community.
Now that Hamas has complete control of Gaza, Israel finds itself surrounded by three Iranian proxies: Syria, Hizballah and Hamas. Syrian President Assad finds himself in the strongest position he has ever been in. But does he know how to play his hand now in his ongoing quest for the Golan Heights?
Crossposted from The American Israeli Patriot.