(Yediot Ahronot-Hebrew, 3 Jan 2014) Alex Fishman - Gen. Yoav Har-Even, head of the IDF Operations Branch, said in an interview: "Israel's interest is in a political solution in Syria. Instability in Syria increases the potential threat along Israel's border and deepens the consolidation of the global jihadi presence which is close to 20,000. The moment they finish dealing with Assad we're next in line. They are not coming only to fight in Syria. They have a vision - they have a strategy." "They are starting to establish in Syria a civilian complex that supports them. They have come here to stay. I don't want to create fear, but they are already in the southern Golan Heights, in the area of Dara'a, and this deeply disturbs us, the Americans, and the Jordanians." "The jihadists in Syria have already taken over weapons depots. If the trend towards instability continues, it is possible that they will take over surface-to-surface missiles. We will have to plan for this possibility."
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