Netanyahu Links Iran and Hizbullah to Syria Massacres
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu linked on Sunday the massacres in Syria to Iran and Hizbullah, accusing them of providing Syrian President Bashar Assad with assistance.
"It's not just the Syrian government. It is being aided by Iran and Hizbullah," Netanyahu said at the start of a cabinet session about the massacre of hundreds of civilians in several towns in Syria.
The world must recognize the axis of evil confronting the region: Iran, Syria and Hizbullah, he said.
"This axis is rearing its ugly head," Netanyahu told the cabinet, "and the world must understand that this is the region we live in."
Also on Sunday, a senior Israeli minister accused Assad of committing genocide in his crackdown on a 15-month uprising.
Vice Prime Minister Shaul Mofaz also criticized Russia for arming Damascus and repeated Israel's demand for international military intervention to topple Assad, akin to last year's campaign in Libya.
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