On the other hand�maybe Israel is more than a little worried about chemical weapons drifting about in their tiny country�
In a call that could be seen as directed only at Washington, Israel�s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said on August 26 that �Iran is watching, and it wants to see what will be the reaction to the use of chemical weapons.�
These comments, alongside similar sentiments expressed by columnists supportive of the Netanyahu government, mark a shift in Israel�s approach to the Syrian civil war, which has been raging for two and half years.
Initially, Israel made clear that it was not taking sides in the conflict. It limited its response to issues directly related to its own security � primarily the use of Syrian land for transferring advanced weapons to Hezbollah.
Israel�s change of tone suggests that it now sees a lack of American response to the overt use of chemical weapons as something that would embolden the Syrian president and his allies in Tehran in a way that could be harmful to Israel.
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