Nov. 2, 2010
‘IDF intelligence chief: Israel’s next war will see heavy casualties’
In farewell meeting at the Knesset, Gen. Amos Yadlin says next conflict will hit Israel far harder than recent wars in Lebanon and Gaza – and hints for first the time at Israeli involvement in a 2007 strike on a nuclear plant in Syria…
In a final meeting at the Knesset, outgoing Military Intelligence chief Amos Yadlin warned on Tuesday that Israel’s next war would be fought on several fronts – causing far heavier damage and casualties than other recent conflicts. A new war would be far deadlier than Israel’s last two, relatively short, conficts in Lebanon in 2006 and Gaza in 2008-9. Syria, particularly, posed a greated military obstacle to Israel than at any time in the past three decades, Yadlin said, having amassed advanced Russian-built antiaircraft missiles that seriously limited the operational freedom of the Israel Air Force. Yadlin also hinted at Israel’s involvement in attacking a Syrian nuclear facility in September 2007. That strike has been widely attributed to Israel, but the government has never officially taken responsibility for the operation. The veteran soldier, who turns 60 next year, told the committee that during his position as MI chief he had contended with two enemy nuclear programs – apparently a reference to Iran and Syria. Yadlin also warned of a growing threat from the Iranian nuclear program, saying Iran now had enough highly enriched uranium to build a bomb.
Source: http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/idf-intelligence-chief-israel-s-next-war-will-see-heavy-casualties-1.322484
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May 14, 2013
‘Israel determined to stop Syrian weapons transfer’
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, listens to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during their meeting at the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia.
Netanyahu, who flew to meet Putin despite have only just returned from a trip to China, took with him his National Security Adviser Yaakov Amidror and the head of military intelligence in the IDF Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi. Deputy Foreign Minister Ze’ev Elkin went too, to help with translations.
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Israel threatens world peace
Nov 15, 2012 – ‘Putin urges Netanyahu to avoid escalation’:
Dec 28, 2012 – ‘Foreign powers undermine UN role in resolving Syria unrest: Iran MP’:
May 7, 2013 – ‘Russia, China express alarm after Israel hits Syria’:
May 14, 2013 – ‘In talks with Netanyahu, Putin urges restraint on SyriaAfter emergency meeting at Black Sea resort, no word from either head of state about Russia’s sale of S-300 missiles to Assad’:
May 15, 2013 – Israel ‘will bring down Assad’ if he retaliates for future airstrikes:
May 15, 2013 – ‘Israel determined to stop Syrian weapons transfer’:
May 15, 2013 – ‘Commentary: Unbalanced UN resolution may complicate situation in Syria’:
May 16, 2013 – ‘At least 35 killed, 134 wounded in attacks across Iraq’:
May 16, 2013 – ‘China reaffirms political solution to Syrian issue’:
May 17, 2013 – ‘CIA chief in Israel to discuss situation in Syria’:
May 17, 2013 – ‘Russia backs Iran for Syria talks’:
May 18, 2013 – ‘Israel may attack Syria over Russia arms deal with Damascus’:
May 18, 2013 – ‘Turkey, Egypt agree to Iran proposed petrochemical OPEC’
May 18, 2013 – ‘UN Resident Coordinator in Syria: US Sanctions Negatively Affect Syrians’:
May 19, 2013 – ‘Syrian troops reach central al-Qussair city’:
May 19, 2013 – ‘Assad: Syria’s future is up to Syrian people’:
May 19, 2013 – ‘Assad welcomes Russia-U.S. understanding, doubts West’s intentions’:
May 19, 2013 – ‘Israeli regime sells $400mn of drones annually: Report’
May 19, 2013 – ‘President al-Assad: Basis for Any Political Solution for Crisis in Syria is What the Syrian People Want’:
Photo: Netanyahu looks into Syria from the Golan Heights in January 2013
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Latest News Syria 
Israel ans its famous ‘red lines’…
May 5, 2013
‘Strike in Syria sends a message to Iran,’ says former intel chief
At least some of the actors here take ‘red lines’ seriously, says Amos Yadlin, in a dig at US inaction regarding Assad; Netanyahu stresses imperative to ensure Israel’s security
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Sunday morning’s strike inside Syrian territory, which reportedly targeted advanced Iranian missiles headed for Hezbollah, was primarily a message for Iran, former IDF intelligence chief Amos Yadlin said on Sunday.
“Iran is testing Israel’s and the US’s determination to uphold ‘red lines.’ And what it is seeing in Syria is that at least some of the actors take red lines seriously,” said Yadlin.
The comment was an oblique criticism of the United States administration: President Barack Obama said last August that any use by President Bashar Assad of chemical weapons would cross a “red line.” Assad has used chemical weapons against rebel targets in recent weeks.
Israel has in the past said that it would not allow Hezbollah, the Lebanon-based Shiite terrorist group, to acquire advanced weaponry or chemical weapons via Syria, and that it would take action to prevent this from happening.
In a brief comment apparently related to the airstrike, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday, “My father taught me that the greatest responsibility we bear is to ensure Israel’s security and to fortify its future.” The prime minister, speaking at a ceremony dedicating a Jerusalem road junction in memory of his father Benzion, did not elaborate.
The prime minister postponed his scheduled flight to China by two hours so he could attend a security cabinet meeting Sunday afternoon to discuss the escalating hostilities with Syria.
On Saturday, Ed Royce, a top US Congressman on a visit to Jerusalem, warned that if the US does not hold firm to the “red line” it set down against Syria using chemical weapons, it risks undermining the seriousness with which its positions are taken on thwarting Iran’s drive for a nuclear weapon. Royce (R-CA), the chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, told The Times of Israel that “Sending a conflicting message to the Syrian regime — which is a cat’s paw of Iran — could create a misunderstanding as to the steadfast nature of our intentions on Iran.”
Israel has a responsibility to see to it that Hezbollah does not grow stronger, MK Tzachi Hanegbi (Likud) said Sunday.
Hanegbi also said that Syria was unlikely to respond to an Israeli airstrike inside its territory. “A Syrian retaliation is always an option,” he conceded, “but apparently it was deemed to be a long shot.”
“We don’t want to see Hezbollah strengthened,” the veteran lawmaker said during an Army Radio interview. “The main thing we want is to make sure that with the chaos in Syria, Hezbollah won’t become more motivated to take action against us.”
“You can’t solve this problem entirely; the problem will be with us for many years,” he said of Hezbollah. “What Israel did in Syria, according to the foreign reports, was to act on its recent warnings.”
Both Yadlin and Hanegbi fell short of admitting Israel’s responsibility for the Sunday morning airstrike outside Damascus, which foreign media sources attributed to Israel and was said to target Iranian-made weapons headed for Hezbollah. It came at the heels of a similar strike inside Syria on Friday, also attributed to Israel.
Former defense minister Binyamin Ben Eliezer told Ynet News on Sunday that he didn’t know who was behind the attack, but Israel couldn’t risk passivity in the face of a threat to it populace.
“I see what kind of weapons we are talking about,” he said, “It definitely changes the balance of power. Israel can’t sit in silence.”
An unnamed Israeli official told AFP that the target of Sunday’s strike was a shipment of Iranian made Fateh-110 missiles, which are surface-to-surface missiles with a range of up to 300 kilometers (186 miles).
Syrian state-run news agency SANA said on Sunday that explosions went off at the Jamraya research center near Damascus, causing casualties and blackouts. “Initial reports point to these explosions being a result of Israeli missiles that targeted the research center in Jamraya,” SANA said.
On Saturday, unnamed Israeli officials confirmed Israel Air Force planes had carried out a strike against Syrian targets early Friday. The New York Times reported that advanced missiles from Iran en route to Shiite terror group Hezbollah were destroyed in that attack.
On Sunday, a former IDF chief of staff, Kadima MK Shaul Mofaz, said he supported Israel’s policy of preventing weapons from reaching Hezbollah.
“One thing is clear, Syria is falling apart before our eyes. Iran and Hezbollah are deeply involved in the Syrian civil war, and the transfer of weapons may be the regime’s way of thanking Hezbollah for siding with it in its fight against rebel groups,” Mofaz told Israel Radio.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
http://www.timesofisrael.com/strike-in-syria-sends-a-message-to-iran-says-former-intel-chief/
Israel’s government abuses Jewish obsession for gas…
‘Embassies raise alert levels, Israelis line up for gas masks’
http://www.timesofisrael.com/embassies-raise-alert-levels-israelis-line-up-for-gas-masks/
War seeking Israel:
“The Middle East is in one of its most sensitive periods in decades, primarily Syria,” the prime minister added. “We are monitoring the changes there closely and are prepared for any scenario.”
(Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu)
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Netanyahu, 63, was born in Tel Aviv to prominent historian Benzion Netanyahu, a member of the nationalistic Revisionist Zionism faction, which supports “Greater Israel.”
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/special/n20130508/index.htm
November 17, 2008 – ‘Israeli military intelligence chief wants dialogue with Iran’:
The Bush Administration continues to equate dialogue with its perceived enemies with appeasement. Yet even the Israelis are now showing signs of abandoning this policy. Earlier today the head of Israel’s military intelligence, Major General Amos Yadlin, stated that he was “not opposed to direct talks between Iran and the United States”, because “dialogue is not appeasement”. He also expressed the elementary diplomatic axiom that the spectacular drop in oil prices has rendered Iran “very susceptible to international pressure”. Yadlin also described Barack Obama’s capture of the US Presidency as having been received “with a sigh of relief in the Middle East, with cautious hope for peace”. So much for hawkish Israeli hardliners who are said to have hijacked US foreign policy toward Iran.
http://intelnews.org/tag/military-intelligence-directorate-israel/
April 12, 2010 – ‘Malaysia to investigate alleged Israeli spy infiltration’:
The Malaysian government has ordered an investigation into claims by a prominent opposition leader that Israeli spies, posing as communications technicians, infiltrated the headquarters of the country’s national police. Anwar Ibrahim, leader of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (People’s Justice Party), told the Malaysian parliament on April 4 that he was in possession of police documents confirming the infiltration. According to Anwar’s allegations, two former officers of Israel’s Military Intelligence Directorate were able to enter the head office of Malaysia’s national police, acting as representatives of a private communications technology contractor. While there, Anwar said, they were able to access the police’s communications network.
http://intelnews.org/tag/military-intelligence-directorate-israel/
November 3, 2010 – ‘Israel intel chief hints at role in Syrian nuclear facility bombing’:
Israel’s outgoing senior military intelligence chief has implied that Israel had a role in a mystery 2007 bombing of an undisclosed Syrian government facility, which is widely believed to have been a nuclear reactor. Speaking on Tuesday before the Knesset’s Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense, Amos Yadlin, who heads Israel’s Military Intelligence Directorate, referred to having overseen intelligence operations against two nuclear programs during his tenure.
http://intelnews.org/tag/military-intelligence-directorate-israel/
February 1, 2011 – ‘Analysis: Spy Agencies Failed to Predict Egypt Uprising’:
It is becoming increasingly clear that the ongoing popular uprising in Egypt represents the most important geopolitical development in the Middle East since the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran. In light of this, it is remarkable how unprepared foreign intelligence agencies have proven in forecasting the crisis. Even the Israelis were caught completely unaware: on January 25, the day when massive protests first erupted across Egypt, Major General Aviv Kochavi, newly appointed head of Israel’s Military Intelligence Directorate, told a Knesset committee that “there are no doubts about the stability of the regime in Egypt” and that “the Muslim Brotherhood is not organized enough to take over”. Instead, Kochavi focused on political volatility in Lebanon; ironically, the latter now seems like an oasis of tranquility compared to the explosive state of Egyptian politics. If the Israelis, whose very concept of national security is inextricably linked with developments in Cairo, were so unsuspecting of the popular wave of anger against the thirty-year dictatorship of President Hosni Mubarak, one can only imagine Washington’s surprise at the protests.
http://intelnews.org/tag/military-intelligence-directorate-israel/
March 22, 2011 – ‘New Israel intelligence unit spies on Western leftwing groups’:
Israel’s Military Intelligence has set up a new unit tasked with infiltrating and monitoring Western leftwing organizations that criticize Israel’s policies on the Palestinians. The unit, whose name remains unknown, was reportedly established earlier this year by the research division of Israel’s Military Intelligence Directorate (MID). It has been given the sole task of targeting Western groups that routinely criticize Israeli policies, campaign for economic boycott or divestiture from Israel, and try to bring war crime charges against senior Israeli government officials. Israeli daily newspaper Ha’aretz quotes “senior Israeli officials and [MID] officers” who claim that these worldwide campaigns “delegitimize Israel and question its right to exist”. They also suggest that there are links between organizations lobbying worldwide against Israel’s policies on the Palestinians and “terror groups”. The paper reports that the new unit was set up in the wake of the official Israeli investigation into the bloody events of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla in June of 2010, when Israeli commandos killed eight Turkish and one American citizen in international waters.
http://intelnews.org/tag/military-intelligence-directorate-israel/
May 16, 2012: ‘Israel’s Military Intelligence chief visited U.S. for secret talks on Iran…’
http://www.haaretz.com/
August 6, 2012 – ‘Israeli intelligence insiders warn of ‘imminent’ attack on Iran’:
If Iranian government officials had a uranium centrifuge for each time a warning is issued of an impending military attack on Tehran, they would undoubtedly have a nuclear weapon by now. Warnings about such an attack are now ‘a-dime-a-dozen’. Yet it is admittedly difficult to ignore the increasing frequency with which such warnings are being issued by leading retired intelligence officials in Israel. Last week alone, two intelligence insiders, Major-General Danny Yatom and Efraim Halevy, both former Directors of the Mossad, Israel’s main external intelligence agency, said a military attack on Iran was imminent. Speaking on Wednesday, Halevy said that Israel’s threats of a military attack were “credible” and “serious”, adding that, if he were an Iranian, he would be “very fearful of the next 12 weeks”. His comments were echoed on Sunday by Major-General Yatom, who told Israel’s Army Radio that the debate among senior Israeli security officials was not over whether Israel should strike Iran, but about when it should do so. The two men spoke shortly after a similar warning was issued by Major-General Aharon Ze’evi Farkash, former chief of Israel’s Military Intelligence Directorate. Farkash, who is not a proponent of an all-out military operation against Iran, said that an Israeli attack would probably come “within weeks, or a couple of months”. It is worth pointing out that all three men issued their public warnings along with significant reservations about the way Israel is handing the situation with Iran. Halevy said that, in his view, “it would not be desirable for Israel to act alone” against Iran and warned of a potentially serious international backlash. Major-General Farkash reiterated his previously stated position that an open military attack on Iran at this point in time would be premature and would “ruin the legitimacy that is needed” in order to permanently stop Iran’s alleged nuclear ambitions.
http://intelnews.org/tag/military-intelligence-directorate-israel/
August 23, 2012 – Israeli ex-intel chief warns of ‘hysteria’ over Iran:
Major General Uri Saguy (a.k.a. Uri Sagi), who was head of the IDF’s Operations Directorate during the 1982 Lebanon war, and Military Intelligence chief from 1991 to 1995, has warned of an “orchestrated and purposely timed hysteria that puts the country into a state of anxiety, artificial or not”, regarding the Iranian nuclear issue. Saguy, who resigned from the IDF in 1995 due to a conflict between him and the Chief of General Staff, added that “it would be a mistake if Israel uses force, certainly now, in order to thwart the Iranian nuclear potential”. The essence of Saguy’s message, notes Ha’aretz‘s Amir Oren, is that Israel’s citizens cannot trust Defense Minister Ehud Barak or Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Apr 29, 2013 – ‘Amos Yadlin, former military intelligence chief, was one of eight Israeli fighter jet pilots to strike Iraq’s Osirak nuclear reactor in 1981’
http://www.matthewaid.com/
October 4, 2012 – ‘Weakening of Syrian regime and influx of jihadists poses ‘new threat’ to Israel, Military Intelligence chief says’ …
http://www.timesofisrael.com/
April 25, 2013 – Israel ‘Defense’ Forces (IDF)
Israel is one of several countries that maintain a significant intelligence presence inside Syria, according to the top commander of the Syrian rebel forces. General Salim Idriss, Chief of Staff for the Free Syrian Army, told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour that the Jewish state has “many, many” intelligence officers in various parts of Syria.
Idriss was responding to comments made earlier this week by Brigadier General Itai Brun, who heads the Division for Research and Analysis of the IDF’s Military Intelligence Directorate,
Brun told an audience of intelligence experts that the IDF was “quite certain” that the Syrian government headed by President Bashar al-Assad had resorted to the use of chemical weapons against rebel forces.
http://intelnews.org/tag/military-intelligence-directorate-israel/
18.5.2013: Israeli intelligence official: Assad preferable to rebels:
Senior Israeli official speaks to London-based Times, says Israel prefers weak Assad to terrorist takeover: ‘Better the devil we know than demons we imagine’
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4381028,00.html