Loading ...‘Butcher’ no more? Assad in charge of Syria good for our security, says Israeli defense minister
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman says the looming victory for Damascus may be good news for the Jewish state, suggesting President Bashar Assad can be worked with on issues vital to national security.
Speaking about the long confrontation between Israel and Syria, Lieberman told journalists that “from our perspective, the situation is returning to how it was before the [Syrian] civil war, meaning there is a real address, someone responsible, and central rule.”
When asked whether Israeli forces should be less wary about possible tension in the Golan Heights, the top official answered: “I believe so. I think this is also in Assad’s interest,” Reuters reported.
The defense minister’s statement seems to contradict the much-repeated ‘Assad must go’ and ‘monster Assad’ rhetoric picked by the West and previously echoed by Israel. Back in 2016, Lieberman called the Syrian president a “butcher” who “should be removed from power.”
cont. https://www.rt.com/news/434972-israel-assad-power-syria/