(Times of Israel) Judah Ari Gross - A Russia-supplied S-300 air defense system to Syria is not only an operational challenge to Israel - it is a geopolitical one. If the batteries are staffed by Russian military personnel, this would make an Israeli decision to destroy them far more complicated. While the Israel Air Force may be capable of getting around Russian radar jamming and would be well within its rights to destroy a Russia-supplied S-300 battery that fires on its planes, such acts would run the risk of further alienating Moscow.
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