The Russian jets burning on the desert sands illuminated a momentous fact: Israel had gone to war against Russia. It was 1970, and Israeli leaders were worried. Soviet jets had begun patrolling the Suez Canal to discourage Israeli air strikes against Moscow’s Cold War ally Egypt. The events of that hot, violent summer should give pause to today’s Israeli government that’s forced to choose between supporting Ukraine against Russian aggression—and antagonizing a Russian government whose aircraft and missiles in Syria could threaten Israeli air operations.
When Israel Went to War Against Russia
When Israel Went to War Against Russia
When Israel Went to War Against Russia
The Russian jets burning on the desert sands illuminated a momentous fact: Israel had gone to war against Russia. It was 1970, and Israeli leaders were worried. Soviet jets had begun patrolling the Suez Canal to discourage Israeli air strikes against Moscow’s Cold War ally Egypt. The events of that hot, violent summer should give pause to today’s Israeli government that’s forced to choose between supporting Ukraine against Russian aggression—and antagonizing a Russian government whose aircraft and missiles in Syria could threaten Israeli air operations.