From the horse's mouth: Israel-Syrian tensions might escalate into war

According to Ha'aretz:

 

Russian National Security Council Secretary Igor Ivanov warned during a visit to Israel last week that the tense cease-fire between Jerusalem and Damascus might escalate into war if the two parties mutually miscalculate their strength.

 

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That is what is known as an opinion from the source. Israel will certainly not overestimate its strength. So that leaves only one party that might do so. The article also states:

 

Israeli National Security Council Head Ilan Mizrahi responded by saying that the fact that Russia was supplying Syria with modern weapons and missiles might encourage it to miscalculate its strength. Mizrahi added that delivering weapons to Syria would also undermine regional stability.

 

Ivanov replied that Russia was supplying both Iran and Syria with defensive weapon systems only. He went on to tell the Israeli delegation that Syrian President Bashar Assad was genuinely interested in negotiating a peace agreement with Israel.

An anti-tank rocket is a defensive weapon. But if the tank is trying to stop a Syrian rocket attack on Israel, then what is anti-tank rocket?

 

Ami Isseroff