Ex-defense minister says IS ‘apologized’ to Israel for November clash
Moshe Ya’alon’s office refuses to elaborate after alluding to contact with terror group
By Judah Ari Gross April 24, 2017, 11:40 pm
Former defense minister Moshe Ya’alon on Saturday said the Islamic State terrorist group in the Syrian Golan Heights “apologized” for attacking an Israeli unit.
“There was one case recently where Daesh opened fire and apologized,” Ya’alon said, using the terror group’s Arabic nickname.
This was an apparent reference to a clash that took place near the Syrian border last November, in which IDF troops exchanged fire with members of the Islamic State affiliate. After a brief gun battle, the Israeli military attacked the terrorist group with airstrikes and tank fire, killing four of them.
Israel and much of the Western world considers the Islamic State affiliate in the Syrian Golan Heights, known as the Khalid ibn al-Walid Army, to be a terrorist group. Communication with them is technically illegal under Israeli law, constituting contact with an enemy agent.
Continued: http://www.timesofisrael.com/ex-defense-minister-says-is-apologized-to-israel-for-november-clash/
If one researches this fellow, Moshe Ya'alon, he looks a bit questionable, however, without more knowledge, that's all I will say. This following doesn't sound too bad.
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Former Defense Minister: Maybe you can just shut up
Moshe Ya'alon slams Defense Minister's North Korea statement, says Netanyahu needs to take charge of his ministers.
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Arutz Sheva Staff , 30/04/17 08:59
Former Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon on Sunday morning harshly attacked his replacement, current Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman (Yisrael Beytenu), for calling North Korean leader Kim Jong-un a "madman."
In response, North Korea threatened Israel with a "thousand-fold punishment" for "daring to hurt the dignity of its supreme leadership."
In an interview with Galei Zahal Radio, Ya'alon said that if he were Prime Minister, no government official would be allowed to express himself in such a fashion.
Continued: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/228813
