Former Spook: “If you believe the Syrian foreign minister, then the Israelis flew through the heart of his nation’s air defenses–apparently undetected–to strike at targets near the country’s eastern border. And it wouldn’t be the first time that the IAF has accomplished such a feat; in 2003, Israeli jets struck a Palestinian terrorist complex near Damascus, taking advantage of confusion within the Syrian air defense system to bomb the target and escape, with no reaction from fighters or ground-based air defenses. The success of this particular raid suggests that despite a reported shake-up of the Syria’s air defense organization, the system remains incapable of defeating an Israeli attack.”
Time: Dry run for Iran
Syria Comment: Damascus says Israel failed.
Lebanonesque: Israeli raid related to Lebanese politics.
Mere Rhetoric: Will Israeli passage through Turkish airspace undermine negotiations on the Golan?
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