Ephraim Halevy, the former head of Israel's Mossad has an article that has just been posted in Al-Monitor  on September 20, that readers will find interersting. iand

According to Halevy, The Israel Defense Forces drill conducted on the Golan Heights on Sep. 19, a day after Rosh Hashanah, "has great importance and came at just the right time. For the first time, Israel has made it clear that its interests in the fate of Syria's internal battlefield are more than humanitarian in nature."

Halevy wrote that "The drill also showed that Israel is ready to face any scenario involving escalating Iranian provocation in the very midst of a neighboring country. This message has increased in importance in light of reports that the Syrians conducted drills in the use of chemical weapons in the presence of the Iranians. "

To read the whole article  click here: Golan Heights War Games Are Israel's Warning to Iran -