Netanyahu’s visit to Russia

There is much speculation as to why the Israeli Prime Minister would visit Russia secretly, renting a private jet to keep his actions quiet.

He could be discussing Iranian weapons deals with Russia, as the story says:

Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper on Wednesday alleged that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Moscow earlier this week, where he is believed to have discussed new weapons deals between Russia and Iran.

Or perhaps he had something to say about the Russian ship that went missing in July. According to Time magazine, the ship was carrying S-300 anti-aircraft missiles, which would make it much more difficult for Israel to take out Iranian nuclear reactors.

And now a Russian paper is publishing a report that Netanyahu was in Russia to tell the Kremlin that Israel is going to go after the reactors.

The paper then quoted what it called an “informed” Israeli source, who wished to remain anonymous, as saying, “Such a visit could be related to new information and could threaten the Iranian nuclear program. It should not be ruled out that Israel may be ready to move on to decisive actions with regards to Iran, and Netanyahu has decided to inform the Kremlin of this.”

I’m more than a little skeptical, because when did Russian media ever tell the truth about anything? But there is a big, big mystery: Why did Bibi go to Russia secretly? Why go to such great lengths to hide his trip?

One thing is certain: Benjamin Netanyahu is not underestimating the Iranian nuclear capability. He’s been on TV many, many times in the past few years urging the world to stop Iran’s march to nuclear power. In this regard, Bibi has the backing of the overwhelming majority of the Israeli people. Their survival is at stake, and they know it. And Jews have learned over the centuries not to trust in others to protect us.

As Prime Minister, Netanyahu has access to intel that you and I could only dream about. Which makes this secret trip to Russia even more interesting. Did he go to tell them to get their technicians out of Dodge before the bombs fall? Did he go to tell them that the Mossad picked up a cargo of S-300 missiles on its way to Iran and that Russia needs to stop arming Israel’s enemy or Israel will bring the evidence to the UN? Did he try to make a deal with the Russians that will stop the Iranian nuclear progress?

One’s thing for sure: He didn’t visit Russia just to pick up a new set of Matryoshka dolls.