Olmert is going to beg the Russians to stop doing what they’ve done for, oh, fifty, sixty years now: Sell weapons to Israel’s enemies.
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, traveling to Russia this week on one of his last diplomatic missions, said Sunday he would urge Moscow not to sell sophisticated weapons to Israel’s enemies.
Iran is interested in buying anti-aircraft missiles that could cripple any military strike against its nuclear program. Israel is also afraid Moscow would sell Syria the same missile defense system.
In an overture before the trip, Israel’s Cabinet voted Sunday to recognize Russia’s claim to property in downtown Jerusalem. Russia laid claim to the site, named for the son of a Russian czar, on behalf of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Yeah, that’ll help. The country that originated the forgery “The Protocols of the Elders of Zion”—the one that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad cribs from today, and that is still cited as proof of ZOG by the Jew-haters worldwide—they’re going to not sell Israel’s enemies weapons because, um, let’s see—because Olmert asks nicely?
I think not.
Iran says it plans to buy from Russia advanced S-300 anti-aircraft missiles that could detect aircraft sent to destroy its nuclear facilities. Syria, which backs Hezbollah guerrillas who battled Israel in Lebanon in 2006, reportedly has asked to buy them, too.
Russia has not confirmed the reports. But recently, Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, said his government was prepared to sell Syria arms with a “defensive character.”
Then there’s the fact that the Iranian nuclear program is going full steam ahead, thanks to Russian assistance. But sure, Ehud. Go to Russia with your hat in your hand. See what happens. My guess: Nothing.
What a wuss.
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Less than nothing I think. This plea is another piece of evidence that Israel is weak, and that encourages Israel’s enemies to think they can finally destroy her. Thus it will help bring more violence.
Russia has two products to sell, and only two: petroleum and arms. Now that the price of oil has dropped some arms sales are even more important than they were. Without the income from those exports Putin and his consiglieri would be out on their ears in no time. If it were not for nukes and the mischief Russia makes nobody would pay the slightest attention to that sick country.