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| Israel Prefers the End Of the Assad Regime |
| 2011-06-12 |
| Now this is a letter to the editor! For the second time, a recent Journal article ("Syrian Violence Tests U.S.," page one, June 3) asserts that Israel has expressed fears of instability in Syria if leader Bashar al-Assad is overthrown. I emphatically denied this the first time ("U.S. Seeks to Raise Heat on Syria," page one, April 25) and categorically deny it again. Israel has expressed no such concerns. Allied with Iran, Mr. Assad has helped supply 55,000 rockets to Hezbollah and 10,000 to Hamas, very likely established a clandestine nuclear arms program and profoundly destabilized the region. The violence he has unleashed on his own people demonstrating for freedoms confirms Israel's fears that the devil we know in Syria is worse than the devil we don't. Ambassador Michael Oren Israeli Embassy Washington |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #3 I have it and have read it. Excellent book. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2011-06-12 18:36 |
| #2 Ambassador Oren is also the author of: 6 Days of War, a superb history (with the views of the Arabs presented equally as well) of the '67 ass-kicking inflicted on the Arabs, and Nasser in particular |
| Posted by: Frank G 2011-06-12 15:57 |
| #1 So, yet another part of the Murdoch Empire is pulling ever-so-slightly-shaded untruths out of its nether regions. Why am I not surprised? |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2011-06-12 11:41 |