Современность; Локальные конфликты; Евреи и Израиль;
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Краткое содержание - пересказ запощенной ув.Саидом статьи в "Коммерсанте" плюс заявление непоименованного израильского офиц.лица, что Израиль весьма обеспокоен и привлечет к делу США.
JERUSALEM (AP)--Israel is trying to halt an arms deal in which Russia would supply advanced missiles to Syria, Israeli officials said Wednesday.
The officials spoke after a Russian newspaper reported the deal.
The deputy Russian foreign minister is in the region to discuss the matter, the Israeli officials. The U.S. is aware of the growing crisis between Russia and Israel, they said.
The Russian daily Kommersant Wednesday reported Israel recalled its ambassador over the deal. Israeli officials said the ambassador was in Israel on vacation, and denied he had been recalled.
The newspaper said Moscow planned to sell Iskander-E missile complexes to Syria. The missiles can destroy targets up to 280 kilometers away and would put all of Israel's territory, including the Dimona nuclear center in the Negev desert, in jeopardy, Kommersant said.
It said that Syria had turned to Moscow two years ago with a request to purchase 18 Iskander-E complexes, but that the equipment hadn't even been tested yet so Damascus settled for Kornet-E and Metis-M missile systems.
The press service of Russia 's main arms export company, Rosoboronexport, said it had no information that Russia was planning such a sale. No one was immediately available for comment at the Russian Foreign Ministry.
Israeli military officials have expressed concern that the missiles would get into the hands of Hezbollah and disrupt the military balance in the Middle East.
Syrian President Bashar Assad is due to visit Russia Jan. 24-28.
