Israel was about to get 'a lot more violent' with Syria after losing an F-16 and then Putin stepped

[jpak]

Israel was about to get 'a lot more violent' with Syria after losing an F-16 — and then Putin stepped in

http://www.businessinsider.com/israel-syria-russia-putin-f-16-iran-2018-2


A simmering conflict between Israel, Iran, and Syria could have erupted into another regional war were it not for the intervention of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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One of the missiles, an S-200, was able to take down an F-16, forcing the pilots to eject. Israel hit back, going after Syria's air defense system.

"The response to the downing of the Israeli jet was intended to be a lot more violent," according to Ronen Bergman, an Israeli investigative journalist. Israeli generals brought out plans "for a huge offensive operation in Syria," Bergman writes in a New York Times op-ed.

A "furious" phone call from Putin "was enough to make Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel cancel the plans," Bergman writes.

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[uponit7771]

1. Wouldn't doubt if Netanyahu is in with Putin too, all the wingers on Earth seem to follow Pooty Poot

...Poots lead

[samir.g]

3. all the enemies of humanity

[dchill]

2. The whole thing sounds pretty Kabuki to me.

[turnitup]

4. wow

sometimes Putin's power scares me. If he could stop Israel from defending themselves then... I don't know..

[Igel]

5. Speculation goes a few ways.

"Furious" is Berman's word.

Others have pointed out that Syria and Iran are both Russian allies, and Putin would (a) be very upset at losses caused to his allies and (b) quite able to rein in his allies to satisfy Israeli requirements.

"Why the hell are you bombing my friends?"
"Tell them to stop attacking us and we'll leave them alone."
"I'll have word with them, but stop the bombing!" (click)

Not that the Great Putin on the 7 Hills of Moscow has any great love for Jews.