Israel already involved in unprovoked attacks on Syria: Analyst

Press TV has conducted an interview with Scott Rickard, former American intelligence linguist, about Israel once again threatening the Syrian government and President Bashar al-Assad with possible attacks.

What follows is an approximate transcription of the interview.

Press TV: Mr. Rickard, just how likely will Israel get physically involved in Syria — I mean troops on the ground, an invasion perhaps?

Rickard: Well Israel has been incredibly involved already in the attacks unprovoked, in the illegal attacks on Syria. These attacks are basically enabled, encouraged and celebrated by the West, NATO and their Persian Gulf allies.

Once again no condemnation for the three major attacks by air and by sea by Israel on Syria which were incredibly unprovoked and to say these are for weapons of mass destruction, or these are for the chemical weapons….

So these are incredibly unprovoked attacks, they are criminal. Israel should be held in criminal court for these attacks and unfortunately they are doing them for proxy, for basically they are … wars for the West and their allies.

Press TV: And of course how do you see the situation unfolding in the near future considering the fact that division is growing among the opposition and insurgents in Syria?

Rickard: Well certainly the insurgents are being wiped out by Assad for a couple of reasons. Assad has been very successful at attacking the foreign intervention and obviously we are in the midst of Ramadan.

But at the same time these unprovoked attacks are going after strategic weapons, strategic weapons that could aid in the defense against NATO and Israeli attack on Syria.

So I believe that these are just precursor to an all out war and attack against Syria and they are just basically taking out strategic weapons unfortunately.