Israeli fighter jets stage warning passes against Syrian air force intruders over Golan. Air tension high
Israeli fighter jets stage warning passes against Syrian air force intruders over Golan. Air tension high, DEBKAfile, February 24, 2015
Syrian barrel bombs dropped on Quneitra
Israeli fighter jets flew passes over the Golan Monday, Feb. 23 as a warning to Syrian helicopters and fighter planes to stop encroaching on the no-fly zone, in violation of standing Israeli-Syrian armistice agreements. This is reported by DEBKAfile’s military sources.
The Syrian warplanes planes came over Quneitra Monday to drop barrel bombs on Syrian rebel forces holding the town. Spotters on Israeli Golan counted at least 30 bombs dropped by helicopters under cover of Syrian air force jets. Their crews took no notice of the Israeli fighter jets and drones present at the time and continued their attacks regardless.
At the end of the Syrian operation, Israeli aircraft conducted its warning passes over the Golan town.
Our sources report that this was the second day in a row that the Syrian air force had bombed the same sector. Sunday, they struck rebel positions in the Tel Al-Harra area 6-8 km from the Israeli Golan border. Israel’s inaction then encouraged Damascus to move its warplanes closer to the border the next day and fly into the no-fly zone.
This time, Israeli avoided a direct clash, but broadcast a warning that a confrontation was possible if the Syrians returned for a repeat. Western and Middle East military sources interpret the Israeli flights over Quneitra Monday as a clear warning to Damascus that Israel will not tolerate Syrian air raids close to its Golan lines or any incursions in airspace banned by their armistice agreements.
Six months ago, on Sept. 23, an Israeli Patriot air defense battery downed a Syrian Sukhoi-24 which ventured into its air space. The plane crashed just inside the Syrian border. The IDF claimed at the time that the Syrian plane had strayed across the border by mistake – and so the incident ended. However, Israeli commanders were certain that there was no mistake and that the Syrians were testing the alertness of Israel’s air defenses and gauging its readiness to deploy its air might for challenging aerial incursions.
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February 24, 2015 at 5:33 PM
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February 24, 2015 at 5:44 PM
And here again : its first of all the USA which could have stopped the Nazi Terror state of Iran from being what it is today. Its because of the US government that Iranian troops are now standing on Israels border in the Golan – its the fault of the US government that the terror state Iran is about to become a nuclear power ! ( i’m sure Israel will not allow this….). Therefore I say to the US citizens : you should have replaced your government long ago – now pay day is approaching for the USA ! The God of Israel has said : ”I will curse those who curse Israel !” The USA is clearly in the crosshairs of a very angry God of Israel……..
February 24, 2015 at 10:34 PM
Question…who amongst the other countries in this wide world even come close in its support for Israel? Anyone? You’ve gotten me curious now WG. I suspect the God of Israel has a long list of nations to curse before he gets to the good old USA.
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/US-Israel/U.S._Assistance_to_Israel1.html
And this doesn’t include all the billions funneled from US charities to Israel.
http://forward.com/articles/194978/-billion-bucks-the-jewish-charity-industry-unco/?p=all
As for Obama, his days are numbered. Our days in support of Israel are not.
February 25, 2015 at 6:26 AM
LS – I know that the people of the USA did and do a lot for Israel ( as well as for many others too ) – and I think thats why God made the USA what it once was : Superpower no. 1 ! Its written that ”To whom a lot is given, a lot will be asked”. There is my point LS, the US government has
the power to stop Iran – God has given this power to the USA. Now, if the government of the USA is choosing to fight Israel instead of fighting Israels enemies ( which are the enemies of all the western world incl. the USA ), then God will take away what he has given to the USA. The responsibility of US citizens is to make sure that their government is doing what the people wants – so if the people wants to support Israel and the government doesnt, so its the duty of the US citizens to replace this government.
LS – the USA cannot be compared to other western nations – the USA has been given by God the position / the power to lead and protect the free / western world. If the US government is not anymore respecting its godgiven position/task, then God will remove the power / status of the USA.
I agree with you that there are many other nations facing Gods wrath for fighting Israel ! Looking at europe, one can easily see
how these nations are already paying for fighting Israel – just they dont wanna see it ! Take Sweden : they were the first to recognise
the terror – state of the socalled ”palestinians”. Now look how extremly the russians are threatening Sweden without people understanding why………(the russians even trained nuclear attacks on sweden in 2013 – it sounds unreal, but isnt ).
God sees it all – all the good things people like you do, LS – all the bad things others do to the Jews and their state.
Therfore I know that Israel and those who bless her are kept safe –
but those who fight Israel are facing the wrath of her God !
February 25, 2015 at 3:31 PM
LS obama is jut the top of the iceberg, it is much bigger and not only in the USA.
February 25, 2015 at 4:24 PM
I firmly believe the US will ultimately fulfill it’s responsibility. It won’t be swift, but a lot of changes are fixing to occur and it won’t be what Obama had hoped for. How do I know this? I don’t. But I do know what’s in the hearts and minds of so many other Americans I know and it’s not a pretty sight for Obama and his minions. We all see what’s going on. We all see through the lies and deceit, no matter how frantically the media repackages it. Change is coming, you can bet on it. Maybe not a fast as we would like, but it’s coming just the same.
February 25, 2015 at 5:38 PM
Perhaps this will help you understand the U.S.-Israel relationship.
U.S. Presidents as Seen Through Israeli Eyes http://wp.me/p2iCeU-18V
February 25, 2015 at 6:16 PM
Actually, I am aware of these issues regarding past Presidents and our current resident in the White House. I’ve questioned the reasons for this behavior in the past and still have not come to a conclusion. I can only say for now that I believe the US is still caught up in Mideast politics, does what it can to keep a lid on hostilities, and knows that if everything goes to hell in a hand basket, our military is expected to march in and straighten things out.