Former Mossad Chief to ’Israeli’ PM: If You Want To Shoot – Shoot, Don’t Talk

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Former "Israeli" Mossad chief Meir Dagan offered on Wednesday a strong rebuttal to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's statement that "Israel" must instill fear in the heart of Syria. Responding to the prime minister's implied threat, Dagan asserted: "If you want to shoot - shoot - don't talk".

Speaking to Tel Aviv University, the former Mossad chief commented on the "Israeli" Prime Minister's tour to the Golan Heights on Wednesday when the latter said, "We must have the will to break the enemy and instill within it - at the moment of truth - the fear of death," adding, "This is how you win a battle."

Dagan had said in this regards, "Threatening Assad is, in my opinion, a little problematic. He has, in my view, a legitimate claim to retaliating against us."

Moreover, Dagan added, "Assad will not engage in war, but if put in a corner, he is likely to fire at us. There is no need to make threats."

The former Mossad chief responded to Netanyahu's statements of an "Israeli" response in case the Syrian President attacks by saying, "If you want to shoot - shoot, don't talk".

Furthermore, commenting on reports showing that Russia decided to withdraw their troops from Syria, Dagan said, "The Russians haven't abandoned the Syrians just yet. Lavrov would never make such a statement without first authorizing it with Putin."

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