Barak refuses to distribute gas masks
Defense Minister Ehud Barak will not order the distribution of gas masks, despite intelligence reports that Syria has built up an arsenal of missiles that can carry biological and chemical warheads, Army Radio reported on Monday.
According to military assessments, Syria is nearing the end of an accelerated deployment of a large rocket arsenal of Katyusha and Scud missiles capable of reaching Tel Aviv and causing thousands of civilian casualties.
However, Barak has decided to avoid taking any concrete action out of fear that distribution of gas masks could be interpreted as preparation for war.
Now I would have thought that the Defense Minister would be making a top priority of protecting Jewish lives in case of a war. I also would have thought that some lessons had been learned from the lack of preparedness last summer. Also, doesn't Syria's missile buildup look a bit like preparation for war? I guess I was wrong.
Read the rest of the article on the JP website to see the reaction of MK Yuval Steinitz.
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