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Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Benny Gantz said Tuesday that Israel is preparing to absorb Alawite refugees once Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime collapses, which he expects to happen in the coming months.
Speaking at a Knesset Defense and Foreign Affairs committee meeting, Gantz said Assad's turmoil could cause him to seek a military confrontation with Israel.
"Assad cannot continue holding on to power and his downfall is expected to cause a crack in the radical axis," Gantz said.
IDF Chief: Israel ready to absorb some Syria refugees once Assad falls - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News
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"Assad is not the same type as [Former Libyan leader Muammar] Gahdafi, who fights until the last bullet down in the sewer. The day that the Syrian regime will fall, it will issue a blow to the Alawites, and we are preparing to absorb those refugees."
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#1 - Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:13 AM ESTNow that offer has to burn some brethren.
I seeded the same story (in Gulf Times), but 'vine didn't catch it.
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