Israel’s Red Line Crossed, U.S. Tacitly Backs Ally’s Strikes in Syria

MISSLE ATTACK

In a series of meetings over the past year, Israel laid out to the U.S. beforehand what would trigger a strike in Syria. Eli Lake reports.

Published May 6 2013 4:45AM EDT

articles/2013/05/06/israel-s-red-line-crossed-u-s-tacitly-backs-ally-s-strikes-in-syria/130505-israel-syria-red-line-lake-tease_vx9ayf — SANA/AP

Israel did not seek permission from the United States before launching two missile strikes this weekend hitting targets inside Syria—but the strikes were part of a policy that Washington had already signaled its acquiescence to, according to U.S.

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Israel’s Red Line Crossed, U.S. Tacitly Backs Ally’s Strikes in Syria

In a series of meetings over the past year, Israel laid out to the U.S. beforehand what would trigger a strike in Syria. Eli Lake reports.

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