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Syria Ready to Strike Israel, Says State Security Forces;
San Diego Group Says There's "No Fear"
(SCCN) San Diego, CA., June 7, 2007 – A group of more than 100 San Diego Christians spent Thursday in Golan Heights, even as Syria increased troops at the northern border. Senior Israeli security officials say the Syrians are prepared to launch a surprise war against the Jewish state, and it could happen at any time.
Pastor Leo Giovinetti of Mission Valley Christian Fellowship in San Diego group is leading the group, which arrived in Israel Tuesday. They are there at the invitation of Prime Minister
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San Diego Pastor Leo Giovinetti again has a local group of San Diegans in Israel who will meet with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert next week. Above is photo from 2006 visit.
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Senior Israeli security officials say the Syrians are prepared to launch a surprise war against the Jewish state, and are increasing their presence in the strategic Golan Heights area.
Ehud Olmert, and other Knesset members, to be a part of the celebrations for the 40th anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem. Giovinetti is scheduled to meet with Olmert Monday.
"I never feel safer than when I'm in Israel," says Pastor Leo. "There’s always the possibility of violence in the Middle East, but I believe God is on their side. As we travel to Golan Heights, I want to show the tourists how vital it is for Israel to maintain this land."
Danny Gonzalez of San Diego is visiting the Holy Land for the first time. "We are here--we are fine and safe. We can't contain our tears we are in the land of JESUS, where he walked and taught!"
Back at the Knesset Wednesday, Olmert told the members he is ready for direct negotiations with Syria aimed at an Israeli retreat from the Golan Heights, strategic mountainous territory that looks down on Israeli population centers twice used by Damascus to attack the Jewish state.
With Israelis this week commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Six-Day War – when neighbors Egypt, Jordan and Syria attacked the Jewish state – Israeli security officials told World Net Daily Syria has prepared for a confrontation and is capable of launching an immediate war.
The officials say the Syrian army is deployed along the Syrian side of the Golan Heights with strengthened forces after carrying out the past few weeks stepped-up training of troops. The officials noted the open movement of Syrian Scud missiles near the border with Israel and said Syria recently increased production of rockets and acquired missiles capable of hitting central Israeli population centers.
The Syrian army has improved its fortifications, according to the Israeli security officials, and has received modern, Russian-made anti-tank missiles similar to the ones that devastated Israeli tanks during the last Lebanon war, causing the highest number of Israeli troop casualties during the 34 days of military confrontations. Syria also received from Russia advanced anti-aircraft missiles.
The officials noted Syria stepped up the pace of weapons, including rockets, being shipped from the Syrian border to the Lebanese Hezbollah militia. Just yesterday, a truckload of weaponry meant for Hezbollah was confiscated by the Lebanese army.
Israeli security officials said Syria is preparing for a summer war. But they said there was an argument within the Israeli intelligence community whether the military build-up is for an attack or is meant by Syria to pressure Israel into vacating the Golan Heights. Some officials said Syria estimates the U.S. or Israel will attack Iran, and Syria will be drawn into a larger military confrontation by opening up a front against northern Israel. Also, the officials said, Syria may believe Israel will attack first and its preparations are defensive in nature.
The Israeli army is not taking any chances. The Israel Defense Forces Tuesday carried out a mock attack on a "Syrian" village during a major exercise in the Negev. The Israeli soldiers besieged and occupied the village, designed to be similar to towns on the Syrian side of the Golan. Similar war exercises were carried out in Israel the past few months, including a mock attack on Damascus.
Syrian President Bashar Assad has multiple times told his state-run media the past few months Damascus is preparing for war. He warned Israel to evacuate the Golan Heights.
Yesterday, an official from Assad's Baath party warned in a WND interview if Israel doesn't vacate the Golan, residents in the strategic territory would launch "resistance operations" against Israeli communities.
Meanwhile, Olmert yesterday told the Israeli Knesset he is willing to hold "peace talks" with Syria without any preconditions. At the same Knesset hearing, Israel's security cabinet decided to establish a ministerial committee to discuss the security threat posed by Syria. The committee, led by Olmert, is made up largely of the same war lawmakers who helped shape Israel's war against Hezbollah last summer. Those lawmakers were slammed in a recent government war probe for multiple failures during the war.
Olmert – faced with devastatingly low poll numbers and calls from the public and senior officials to resign – reportedly directed staffers at Israel's Foreign Ministry to prepare for the possibility of talks with Syria.
Some analysts here have speculated in the Israeli media Olmert's ratings could rise if he reached out to his leftist base and conducted negotiations with the Palestinians or Syria.
According to the Israeli media, Olmert tapped third parties to approach Syria to feel out whether Damascus is seriously interested in negotiations.
