Israel Army Warns Syria Of Golan Unrest 'Consequences'

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ERUSALEM (AFP) -- The head of Israel's armed forces warned Syrian President Bashar Assad on Tuesday of "consequences" if fire continues from Syrian territory against Israeli troops in the occupied Golan Heights.

"If he disturbs the Golan Heights, he will have to bear the consequences," Lieutenant General Benny Gantz said in an address at Haifa University and broadcast on Israeli television.

"We cannot and shall not allow the Golan Heights to become a comfort zone for Assad," he said.

He spoke hours after Israeli troops and Syrian forces exchanged fire across the sensitive ceasefire line on the Golan Heights, but Israel denied Syrian claims one of its vehicles had been destroyed.

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1. Benny needs to have a conversation with al-Nusra, Qatar and the Saudis about that.

In fact, that is the most direct route toward stabilizing the entire region and averting an All-Against-All war in the Middle East and Persian Gulf. If only peace and stability were the actual goals.

Wouldn't that be more in Israel's interest than pouring napalm on the flames next door? Maybe the General doesn't care so long as the fire only roasts Arabs. That might prove to be a reckless calculation, indeed.