'Israel considers building buffer zone inside Syria'

[Scurrilous]

'Sunday Times' quotes military planners as saying plan to protect Israel from global jihadists already been shown to PM.

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"Israel is considering creating a buffer zone reaching up to 10 miles inside Syria, The Sunday Times quoted sources close to military planners as saying.

The Times reported that the proposal, intended to protect itself from rebels across the northern frontier, has been presented to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.

“A buffer zone set up with the co-operation of local villagers lies at the heart of the plan. If the country remains unstable we might have to stay there for years,” The Times quoted a military planner as saying.

A security fence is currently being erected from Mount Avital south to the point where the Israeli, Syrian and Jordanian borders meet on the southern Golan Heights, but, according to the military source, a buffer zone is necessary to prevent daily mortar and rocket attacks."

http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=301916

[Scootaloo]

1. And if the villagers don't cooperate? n/t

[Scurrilous]

4. Cast a Cloud of Lead Pillars in their general direction.

@#$% terrorists.

[pennylane100]

2. Israel certainly has the right to protect itself

however, has it ever considered building needed protections on land that they actually own. This land that they are eyeing does not belong to them. What if we went ten miles into Mexico to build a border wall. Would we all be OK with that.

[dipsydoodle]

3. That in effect would be an invasion

of the territory of another sovereign nation.

[Scootaloo]

6. And when said nation retaliates for the invasion...

"See this is why we need to do this!"

[PDJane]

5. Time for Israel to head to the IRCC......

[oberliner]

8. Indian River Community College?

Sounds like a plan!

[shaayecanaan]

7. They already have one

its called the Golan Heights.

[azurnoir]

11. yep and I've heard there are really nice vineyards there

more to protect or something

[shaayecanaan]

12. They need a buffer zone to protect the last buffer zone they took

and may also need a buffer zone to protect this buffer zone.

[oberliner]

9. Perhaps The Sunday Times is full of crap

Wouldn't be the first time.

I remember them claiming war with Iran was imminent about three years ago.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

10. a buffer zone reaching up to 10 miles inside Syria??

Hey. that's a lot of real estate for new colonies....err I mean settlements.