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Israeli Defense Minister: We Will Not Allow Syria to Become an Iranian Outpost
(Jerusalem Post) Anna Ahronheim and Michael Wilner - Responding to comments made by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov that Iran's presence in Syria was "legitimate," Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Wednesday, "We maintain absolute freedom of action, and the only considerations that guide us are the security considerations of Israel. With regard to Iran, we will simply not allow for Shi'ite consolidation and Iranian entrenchment in Syria, nor will we allow Syria to become a forward operating base against the State of Israel."