Media
Silent as Israel Attacks Iranian Military Base, Provoking War Just
Like They Said They Would
Days
after Israeli officials claimed Iran had no presence in Syria, Israel
attacked an Iranian military base near Damascus.
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December, 2017
As
the mainstream media focuses on President Trump’s latest Tweet, his
administration continues to support a close ally that appears to be
pushing for yet another war. Israel has reportedly attacked an
Iranian military base in Syria.
According
to a report from Ynet News, the attack was reported by Arab media
outlets on Saturday. They claimed that Israeli fighter jets launched
air-to-surface missiles from Lebanese airspace, targeting a town near
Damascus. Syrian sources claimed the attack caused power outages and
explosions before Syria’s air defense system thwarted three of the
five missiles.
The
existence of the military base was apparently revealed less than one
month ago by a BBC report, which included satellite images of several
buildings—some new and some renovated. However, it was not
confirmed as to whether the buildings were being used by the Iranian
military.
As
Antiwar.com reported, while the Israeli reports claimed “the
strikes targeted the ‘Iranian base’ south of Damascus,” the
military facility they are referencing “has never been confirmed by
anybody as actually belonging to Iran, but Israeli outlets played
that narrative up as part of the ‘Iranian threat.’”
Videos
have since emerged on social media purporting to show the moment one
of the Israeli missiles was intercepted by Syrian Air Defense.
#Syria Another Video allegedly showing Syrian Anti Air Defense intercepting one of the Israeli Missiles launched towards the countryside of Damascus
Israel’s
hostility towards Iran is nothing new, and as an analysis from
Haaretz noted, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been
building a campaign against the nation for a while. In August,
Netanyahu even reportedly said, “Wherever ISIS exits, Iran enters.”
IDF
Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot also recently said, “We won’t allow
any Iranian presence. We’ve warned them not to build plants or
military bases [there].”
Less
than one week ago, Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman made it
sound as if there was no threat whatsoever of Iran building or
occupying military bases in Syria. “There is no Iranian military
force in Syria. Iran is not on our border. It’s true that there are
some experts and advisers, but there is no military force there,”
Lieberman told Ynet News.
Even
if Israel warned Iran against their military presence in Syria, it
was still never confirmed that the military base Israel targeted was
being used by Iran. Antiwar.com reported that while Israeli media
initially reported on the attack, those reports were removed within
hours.
“This
isn’t entirely unusual within Israel, as the military censors often
compel the media not to report stories. It is unusual, however, for
them to let the story out and then recall it after the fact.
Media
outlets outside of Israel reporting on the incident make no mention
of a ‘Iranian base,’ saying that what was targeted was an Army
ammunition depot. Israel fired several missiles from warplanes in
Lebanese airspace.
One report claimed Syrian air defense shot down
one of the missiles.”
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I published on channel 10 a cable sent to Israeli diplomats asking to lobby for Saudis/Harir and against Hezbollah. The cable sent from the MFA in Jerusalem [Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs] to all Israeli embassies toes the Saudi line regarding the Hariri resignation.
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The Israeli diplomats were instructed to demarch their host governments over the domestic political situation in Lebanon—a very rare move.
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The cable said: “You need to stress that the Hariri resignation shows how dangerous Iran and Hezbollah are for Lebanon’s security.”
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“Hariri’s resignation proves wrong the argument that Hezbollah participation in the government stabilizes Lebanon,” the cable added.
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The cable instructed Israeli diplomats to support Saudi Arabia over its war with the Houthis in Yemen. The cable also stressed: “The missile launch by the Houthis towards Riyadh calls for applying more pressure on Iran & Hezbollah.”
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