Israel's Security Policy in a Changing Middle East http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/israels-security-policy-in-a-changing-middle-east
by Moshe Yaalon
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe "Bogie" Yaalon believes that Israel's
recent period of relative peace could be shattered by conflict and
instability spilling over from its neighbors.Speaking to a standing-room-only audience at The Washington Institute
on June 14, he provided a sweeping assessment of the risks confronting
Israel today, from Iran's nuclear objectives, to the conflict in Syria,
to the Palestinian campaign to delegitimize Israel. Below are highlights
from his speech; for more, download the complete PDF transcript or
watch video of the event.IRAN
"We believe and we insist that, in the end, this regime should face a
very clear dilemma: whether to go on with its rogue activities -- on top
of it, military nuclear capability -- or to survive as a regime. That
should be their objective. [There is] no doubt that this regime has come
to be the main generator and instigator for instability in the Middle
East. You can find the fingerprints in Afghanistan, on the wrong side;
in Iraq, on the wrong side; in Bahrain, in Yemen, on the wrong side; in
Syria, on the wrong side; in Lebanon, in the Palestinian arena, in
Africa, in South America, in Asia, with their terror infrastructure."
[ed notes:its important readers notice how the zionist dog asserts that in his opinion (israhells)Iran is siding with wrong sides of the conflicts,many of wich israhell and its subserviant western gov's actually instigated and created,wether in Yemen,Bahrain,Iraq,Afghanistan,Syria,Lebanon etc...
"[I]n order to avoid the military option, which should be anyhow the
last resort, all the others should be used and exhausted. We believe it
is still achievable, but we should demonstrate more the determination
and political stomach to go all the way in order to prevent a military
nuclear Iran. In this regard, to conclude, I believe that the
cooperation and the bond between the (zionist ran)United States and Israel is very,
very important.""I believe that the regime's intention is to acquire the capabilities
to become a threshold state and then to be ready to make the decision
when and how to break out -- namely, to produce nuclear bombs...They
enrich on a daily basis more low-enriched uranium, 20-percent enriched
uranium, and I have the [historical] perspective. [In 2005], they had
zero grams of enriched uranium; today they enriched almost eight tons of
3.5-percent enriched uranium...[and] they have 180 kilograms of
20-percent-enriched uranium. It's bad news."SYRIA
"Al-Qaeda elements [are] coming from Iraq to Syria with the idea to
destabilize Syria and then to destabilize Lebanon, destabilize Jordan
and Saudi Arabia, having a stronghold in Sinai, and encircle Israel.
This is the idea. The idea is to defeat Israel -- but, so far, to impose
their ideology in the territories in which they operate.""We are in a very sensitive position, of course, so any Israeli
intervention might affect the side that we might support -- not for its
benefit. Nevertheless, we put for the Syrian regime clear redlines --
very clear. One is not to allow any delivery of sophisticated weapons to
any terror factions, militias (whether it is Hezbollah or any other
faction), not to allow chemical agents to these kinds of factions, and
to keep our sovereignty in the Golan Heights -- not to allow any
crossing fire from the Golan Heights, intentionally, not intentionally,
to our side. And when they violate, or they cross, these redlines, as we
did in the Golan Heights, in any crossing fire, we act.""The worst outcome in Syria is a chaotic situation, but we can manage
it. [[[[[Chaos meaning a vacuum in which al-Qaeda elements, terror elements
will come in and will challenge us, will challenge Jordan, will
challenge the stability of the region.]]]] [[[[[[[I believe that we can manage it."]]]]]]]
[ed notes:regarding jordan notice he admits,below,(its no secret of course jordanian king is a puppet whos throne is thanks to israhell,see http://thenakedfacts.blogspot.com/2011/06/zionist-watch-israhell-ensures-jordan.html ) that israhell and its lackey zionist ran us need to protect Jordan... a few problems arise from his comment on need to secure jordan as a partner..one will recall that a jordanian official ran al qaeda cells in iraq while ago.. http://thenakedfacts.blogspot.com/2012/09/former-jordanian-minister-admits.html
the zionist media likes to claim al qaeda is out to dethrone the zionist jordanian puppet king,wich is of course lies,they(jordanian officials themselves arm and fund these terrorists in Syria,Iraq...now why would moshe yaalon say that a power vaccum is the worst scenario,wich could affect jordan,but they can manage it???how do you manage it if indeed al qaeda were able to overthrow israhells strongest regional partner in jordan?only way to manage such an occurrance is to manage it literally,by supporting it thru back channels,while demonizing it publicly,and rethorically...jordan and israhell strengthen al qaeda in Syria thats obvious...
JORDAN
"From our standpoint, it should be very clear that Jordan is an asset
in the Middle East; in terms of stability, it is a very important asset
for stability in the region. And that's why we supported and we actually
believe that Jordan should be supported by the (zionist ran)United States, by other
allies, in order to keep Jordan as a stabilizer in the region."
EGYPT
"In the current situation, our two defense establishments, Egyptian and
Israeli, have good cooperation for the benefit of our two countries.""With all the complexities, with all the differences between the Muslim
Brotherhood ideology and the idea of having these kinds of relations
with us the way that [they are] implemented now -- actually, the
Egyptian commitment to the peace accord [continues]...because of the
understanding that there is no way to get the U.S. financial support
without being committed to the peace accord, a matter of interests."
TURKEY
"We should not delude ourselves. We are not going to go back to the
golden age of strategic relations, until 2004.[[[[[ But, yes, we have
prosperous trade between the two countries, a matter of interests. ]]]]]]]We do
not threaten each other, of course. And we wish to have the ambassadors
back in the capitals -- a diplomatic relationship -- without any
illusions. But hopefully, in the end, we will solve the crisis in the
near future."
Moshe "Bogie" Yaalon served for thirty-seven years in the Israel
Defense Forces, rising to the position of chief of the general staff.
Following his military retirement, he joined the Likud Party, winning
election to parliament in 2009 and again this year. After serving as
minister of strategic affairs in the previous government, he was named
minister of defense in the new coalition government. Between his
military and political careers, he served as a distinguished visiting
fellow at The Washington Institute, where he authored the study Lessons from the Palestinian 'War' against Israel (2007).
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