April 23rd, 2013
08:37 AM ET

Israeli official: Syria using chemical weapons

The Syrian government is using chemical weapons against rebel forces, the head of the Israel Defense Forces' intelligence research departments said Tuesday.

"In all likelihood they used sarin gas," Brig. Gen. Itai Brun said Tuesday in a speech at a conference in Tel Aviv. This comes as a civil war between the government and rebels rages across Syria - which borders Israel.

Analysts believe the Syrian government may have one of the largest stockpiles of chemical weapons in the world. The supply is believed to include sarin, mustard and VX gases, which are banned under international law. Syria has denied the allegation.

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  1. Joey Isotta-Fraschini ©™

    Whether chemical weapons were used or not, propaganda is insistently urging the USA toward military involvement. However, the USA's utility for intervention of behalf of the rebels is not stated.
    One despises being manipulated. How is it to our advantage to overthrow the Syrian government?

    April 23, 2013 at 9:14 am | Report abuse |
    • New Yacker

      You're becoming practical a little late. How was Clinton's aggressive moral interventionism in Somalia or Kosovo in US interests? How was Obama's toppling Qadafi and creating an Al Qaeda state in Libya in US interests? Advantage to the US has little to do with US foreign policy.

      April 23, 2013 at 11:24 am | Report abuse |
  2. Portland tony

    American diplomacy requires we always support the winning side!

    April 23, 2013 at 10:31 am | Report abuse |
  3. BOMBO

    SARCASM ALERT **** Well if Israel says it, it must be false.

    April 23, 2013 at 11:25 am | Report abuse |
  4. saywhat

    Sure and we should believe them.

    April 23, 2013 at 11:38 am | Report abuse |
    • Thinker23

      WHY would "they" (Israel) lie? If you think that the Israelis are very eager to replace Assad's regime with a pro-Iranian Islamic extremist one which is already accused in having ties with Al Qaeda - you're badly mistaken.

      April 23, 2013 at 11:59 am | Report abuse |
  5. saywhat

    And now that Jordan has allowed them to use its air space to attack Syria, this was expected.

    April 23, 2013 at 11:39 am | Report abuse |
  6. saywhat

    Oh c'mon@ Thinker23.
    This lie was tried before by Israel and we went along foolishly, later retracting that assumption.

    April 23, 2013 at 12:03 pm | Report abuse |
  7. saywhat

    Replacing Assad & then Bashar has always been what Israel wanted in tandem with the Saudis.

    April 23, 2013 at 12:06 pm | Report abuse |
  8. saywhat

    For holding on to Golan & attack Iran this was a prerequisite. Unfortunately for them things spiraled out of control and Syria was split open for all & sundry to join the 'rebellion'.

    April 23, 2013 at 12:10 pm | Report abuse |
  9. saywhat

    More later if CNN allows. Beg leave for now.

    April 23, 2013 at 12:11 pm | Report abuse |
  10. chrissy

    Good grief, is Israel EVER gonna stop trying to sucker the US into wars on their behalf? Netanyahu: in case you didnt get the memo Dumney didnt win the election!

    April 23, 2013 at 12:23 pm | Report abuse |
  11. raven

    Isnt using chemials against war ethics or something..

    April 23, 2013 at 1:19 pm | Report abuse |
  12. Portland tony

    War ethics?

    April 23, 2013 at 1:37 pm | Report abuse |
  13. banasy©

    This may be *a* raven, but it isn't *our* raven.
    She is would never use "war ethics".

    April 23, 2013 at 1:44 pm | Report abuse |
  14. bobcat (in a hat)©

    War ethics goes right up there with "cvil" war.

    April 23, 2013 at 1:58 pm | Report abuse |
  15. Department of Defense

    Due to sequestration we have no money and herewith recuse ourselves from all global conflicts and national defense activities while we downsize our ranks, cancel contracts, and mothball equipment. That is all.

    April 23, 2013 at 2:14 pm | Report abuse |
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