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Israel will not want to supply Ukraine with its Iron Dome air defense systems. This was stated to the American magazine The National Interest by the former head of the National Security Council of Israel Yaakov Nagel.
According to Nagel, Israel has legitimate fears that if any of their systems are deployed in Ukraine, they “might be captured by Russia on the battlefield.” In his opinion, in the event of such a development of events, “they are almost guaranteed to be sent for study to Iran.” “The outgoing government of Israel has made it clear that it is not ready to take such a risk. The new government will probably say the same thing,” Nagel said.
He also believes that Israel will not want to send these weapons systems elsewhere in a situation where the country itself “urgently needs to acquire more systems and interceptor missiles for its own defense.” “Production of the required number of systems and interceptor missiles will take time, and exports to Ukraine could lead to the fact that the deadlines would have to be shifted even more,” he said.
He also noted that due to the fact that the preparation of the Ukrainian military for the use of these systems would be lengthy, their deliveries “would not help Ukraine in the short term.”
Finally, according to Nagel, “Israel does not want to provoke a harsh response from Russia, which maintains a significant presence in Syria.” “Whether Israel wants it or not, the Russian military presence is probably a long-term phenomenon that Israel has to reckon with,” he added.
Source: Rosbalt
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