Israeli Raid on Syria

Sergei Baburin, Chairman of the Committee of Solidarity with the people of Libya and Syria The Committee of Solidarity with the people of Syria in a statement expressed categorical condemnation of the act of bombing. The point is not so much whether they fired at a facility near Damascus, Dzhambriya or, as Israeli officials say, a convoy, which allegedly was carrying weapons to the Lebanese forces. The question is the fact of the violation of international law, an attack on a sovereign state, which has caused the destruction and, according to the Syrian side, even human casualties. This suggests that the existing system of international security guarantees does not work. It also concerns the Security Council and the UN itself, mechanisms to ensure equitable treatment in the world. I would like to emphasize that the bias against Syria and the current leadership of this sovereign Arab state allows some public officials to forgive everything that is done against the Syrian people, they simply do not notice it. It also means that Syria now has a moral right to respond, and many are now waiting for its answer. It is assumed that this will be an adequate assessment, appropriate action. So it has to be a counter-attack. If we go down this path, we will inevitably become witnesses of a new outbreak of armed conflict in the Middle East. People and politicians who are in favor of Israel's actions are pushing us in this direction. Do they want the internal conflict that was forced on Syria - in fact practically everyone knows that there are mercenaries from other countries fighting against the Syrian army - to develop into open military aggression? So I can say once again that the representatives of the Russian public perceive the Israeli military strike on Syria as a violation of international law, as an act of aggression against a sovereign state, it can only be condemned. We hope that this will not be repeated by other states bordering troubled Syria. Konstantin Sivkov, Vice-President of the Academy of Geopolitical Problems Many now wonder why the Israeli aircraft struck quietly and left without incurring losses. The reason is simple. Syria today is an uphill battle against international terrorism, that with the support of the Western powers is actively trying to take down the legitimate government of Bashar al-Assad and establish terror, like the one that is going on in Libya, so Syria did not expect the Israeli air strike. Therefore, its air defense system, even in this area, was in so-called peace-time mode and had not been put on alert. If that had happened, the Israeli air force would certainly have suffered losses, and probably very heavy losses. What are the goals of Israel? It is clear that if Syria is ruled by radical Islamists, Israel will be in the most difficult geopolitical situation, where it would be surrounded by regimes of radical Islam, or close to it. Syria to the North, Egypt to the South, the Gulf monarchies feeling no affection for Israel to the East and the Mediterranean to the West. Why did Israel inflict such a blow? In fact, the explanation can be found in the indirect statements of the Israeli leaders. Under the guise of protecting chemical weapons in Syria from possible seizure by Islamic radicals, under the guise of preventing the establishment of a radical Islamic regime in Syria, Israel is pursuing the task of military incursion into Syria to overthrow the legal regime of Bashar al-Assad and to establish a puppet regime that will be beneficial to Israel and the West. That's a picture of the goals and objectives of Israel's leadership. Apparently, the Israeli government hopes that these actions will be helped. Today the Turkish government, with its pronounced anti-Syrian policies, is forming defense troops on the borders with Syria, which could turn into invasion troops. Then concentrated strikes from the north and the south will be attempted in order to occupy the territory and destroy not only the Syrian government, but also the radical Islamist groups who are fighting against it. They will not be needed. Because the establishment of an Islamic regime in Syria is neither beneficial to the West, nor to Israel. They know what happened in Egypt and Tunisia. The establishment of Islamic regimes after the fall of the moderate pro-Western regimes of Ben-Ari and Mubarak led to a situation in which the West cannot say what will happen or whether North Africa and the Middle East will be turned into a single Sunni caliphate, which will be a huge threat to the West and the United States. One has to be clear that the U.S. reliance on so-called shale gas is a necessary step, it is actually an admission of defeat in two geopolitical operations. The first one was the attempt to seize the resources of the Middle East and Afghanistan by force - it failed. The second - operation "Arab Spring" - also failed because the Islamists came. Why do they fight over Syria? I assume that the situation will be the following. Naturally, this will lead to a major war in the Middle East. Because this operation will not remain without attention from Iran. This would produce a negative reaction from the Islamists in the Middle East, who will declare Jihad. It is possible that such an intrusion into Syria from Turkey and Israel, or even from Israel alone will provoke a reaction from the League of Arab States, particularly Egypt. So we get a picture of a big war in the Middle East. Therefore, it is necessary to stop this aggression at any cost. One can only count on one thing - that the Syrian leadership will show the wisdom to prevent an escalation of the conflict. Oleg Fomin, Flax Council of the Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society It seems to me that after all Syria has always been the greatest threat to Israel. The Syrian regime is the last secular nationalist Arab formation, most consistently fighting against Zionism, most consistently defending the Palestinian cause and protecting the rights of the Palestinian people, the only country that did not support the Camp David Accords, led the Front of resistance and reaction. Since the "Muslim Brotherhood" will either find or have already found common ground with the U.S. and in the geopolitical sphere will act together, I think that for Israel it is better to end the Assad regime and then see Syria split, maybe even into several states along religious lines, it will be easier to handle, because otherwise Syria will always be a constant threat, it will demand the return of the Golan. Let us remember that the father of Bashar al-Assad said this: "I do not need the Golan, I need Palestine. I will give up only when Palestine will be free." Hence this provokes the hatred of Israel for this regime. One can understand the statement of the Syrians, when they say that since the terrorists and regimes that support them cannot cope, Israel itself has come into force. What still amazes me and should amaze all of us is Israel's impunity. Even if we take the example of Syria, it gets away with everything. In 2007, when the Syrian center exploded. I remember the 1973 October War. When in Damascus air strikes destroyed the Soviet cultural center. The same day, a Soviet ship was sunk, a cargo ship, which was transporting one of the turbines on the Euphrates HPP. All this took place without any consequences for Israel.