Crackdown on IRAN: Israel ready to join forces with rival Saudi Arabia to ‘CONFRONT Iran’
ISRAELI spies are to share intelligence with Saudi Arabia as part of a “new international alliance” to combat the growing threat posed by Iran.
By HARVEY GAVIN
Express.co.uk
Fri, Nov 17, 2017
Relations between the Jewish state and the Arab kingdom have traditionally been extremely fraught, and the two have previously refused to communicate through diplomatic channels.
But it has emerged the rival states are now sharing intelligence to “confront Iran” over fears of the Islamic republic’s plans to establish dominance in the Middle East by stoking the ongoing conflict in Syria by backing Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.
In an unprecedented interview with Saudi-owned news website Elaph, senior Isreali commander Lieutenant General Gadi Eisenkot said Israel and Saudi Arabia could help counter Iran if they work together.
He said: “We are ready to exchange experiences with moderate Arab countries and exchange intelligence to confront Iran.
“We are ready to share information if necessary.
“There are many common interests between us and them.”
General Eisenkot added Israel had “no intention” of attacking Hezbollah in Lebanon, but warned he wouldn’t accept the group’s military build up becoming “a strategic threat”.
His statement came just hours after the Saudi foreign minister condemned Iran and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, a sworn enemy of Israel.
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