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Source: http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/security/01/09/a-voice-is-heard-on-the-heights.html
Golan Heights War Games Are Israel's Warning to Iran
(Al Monitor) Efraim Halevy - The Israel Defense Forces drill conducted on the Golan Heights on Sep. 19, the day after the Jewish High Holiday of Rosh Hashanah, has great importance and came at just the right time. For the first time, Israel has made it clear that its interests in the fate of Syria's internal battlefield are more than humanitarian in nature. The drill also showed that Israel is ready to face any scenario involving escalating Iranian provocation in the very midst of a neighboring country. This message has increased in importance in light of reports that the Syrians conducted drills in the use of chemical weapons in the presence of the Iranians. The writer is a former head of Israel's Mossad.