By Micah Halpern
I've Been Thinking:
Yesterday Russia's Deputy Chief of Staff met with Israel's Deputy Chief of Staff in Tel Aviv. It was not a private meeting, other officials were also present.
The talks centered around making certain that both sides - both Russia and Israel, understood one another and trusted each other enough to warrant giving each other advance knowledge about and warning of operations.
Most importantly - they would not shoot at one another. Russia and Israel are working out a mechanism to avoid clashing. The most important tool is information, they must keep each other up to date and informed. As long as the advance information does not get leaked, i will be a viable modus operandi.
It is reported that Russian Deputy Chief of Staff Nikolai Bogdanovsky and his Israeli counterpart Yair Golan interacted well and seem to have a working relationship.
Last week Russia attacked several sites in Syria. They informed Israel in advance of the strikes. It was an important gesture.
Israel does not want its control over Syrian airspace curtailed by Russian jets and technology.
Israel maintains, and Russia agrees, that Israel needs to have the ability to fly over Syria in order to maintain stability so that the crisis ripping through Syria does not spill over into Israel.
These meetings will continue. Hopefully there will be no need for emergency sessions.
Micah@MicahHalpern.com
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