That's the question many were asking this weekend: why does Russia allow Israel to bomb the government posts in Syria? The answer is simple: Vladimir Putin it cannot lose an ally like Israel. The historical ties between the two countries are deep – one sixth of the Israeli population is made up of Russians of Jewish origin – and Tel Aviv is one of the key players in the region. Going into a head-on collision would be madness (if not political suicide).
But the “red line” would have been crossed this weekend, when Syrian forces shot down an Israeli F16 that had been conducting strikes against “Iranian targets” in Syria.According to reports Haaretz, the Russian president would have called the Israeli prime minister to ask him to avoid moves capable of leading to "new and disastrous consequences for the region". Consequences that concern not only Moscow's Shiite allies, but also (and above all) the same Russian troops present in Syria. This invitation, according to what the Israeli newspaper reports, he would be welcomed by Tel Aviv.
Moscow's caution stems from a simple concern: the Israeli bombings hit positions not far from the places guarded by Russian soldiers and advisors, including the T4 base near Palmyra, from which the Iranian drone would have departedwhich violated Tel Aviv airspace. Putin cannot afford to lose any more lives in this war, especially in view of the elections that will be held in March.
What he notices Haaretz is that the Syrian attack would not have been carried out without Russia's tacit consent: “The message is actually a tacit admission that Israel has no choice but to accept, at least for now, the hegemony of the Kremlin on its northern border”. A not so far-fetched hypothesis given that Moscow has direct connections with the aviation headquarters in Tel Aviv. If Moscow allowed the Syrian army to shoot down an Israeli fighter it was because it wanted to set a stake: attacks against Damascus soldiers will no longer be tolerated.
Likewise, but, Russia is also ensuring that Syria does not become a permanent Iranian base. And this is another reason why Tel Aviv cannot afford to lose an ally like Putin. His only choice, at least for the moment, is to accept Moscow's rules.
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