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Ya'alon: Israel Not Involved in U.S. Decision on Syria
(Jerusalem Post) Tovah Lazaroff - Israel is not planning to interfere in Syria and its enemies understand the price of attacking Israel, Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon said Tuesday. "Israeli citizens do not need to run to stock up on gas masks." "We are not involved and we're not going to interfere in what is happening in Syria. We have repeated and emphasized this. With respect to American preparations for an offensive operation, this activity stems from the crossing of an American red line, and even with respect to this, we are not involved," Ya'alon said. President Obama's decision to seek authorization from Congress for military action in Syria was "an internal American one and we are not interfering with it." Regarding renewed Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, Ya'alon said, "It seems to me that negotiations with the Palestinians will occupy us for many years."