Israel´s Bennett to VOA: We Won´t Let Iran Build Stronghold in Syria
(WorldNews Iran)

A senior Israeli minister says Israel will keep fighting to oust Iranian forces from Syria, even after Russia delivered an advanced air defense system to the country earlier this month. Israeli Education Minister Naftali Bennett discussed Israel´s strategy toward Iran in an exclusive October 8 interview with VOA Persian in Tel Aviv. As the leader of Israel´s religious nationalist Jewish Home party, which is part of the coalition government, Bennett has an influential role in the Cabinet. He is one of 11 members of a mini-Security Cabinet that makes key decisions on Israel´s foreign and defense policies. Earlier this year, Bennett described Iran as an octopus trying to strangle Israel with...