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Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/russia-might-be-testing-israel-in-syria-but-no-reason-for-panic/
Has Russia Changed Its Policy on Israeli Airstrikes in Syria?
(Times of Israel) Lazar Berman - A report by Asharq Al-Awsat, citing a "well-informed" Russian source, said Moscow will be acting more aggressively to foil Israel's ongoing aerial campaign against Iranian targets in Syria. But the report stretches credulity in many ways. "We can't rule out the fact that they [Asharq Al-Awsat] received messages from the Russians to publish," said Zvi Magen, Israel's former ambassador to Russia and senior fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv. "The question is who the source is." Without knowing the source, there is no reason to accept the argument of a drastic change in policy. Moreover, the Russians are not publicly standing behind the report.