NATO on verge of war for Israhell

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NATO has announced that their rules do not oblige them to defend Israhell when Israhell attacks Iran.  This means, of course, that NATO is on the verge of war for Israhell, because, after all, rules don't apply to Israhell.

NATO 'security guarantees' do not apply to partner Israel – Stoltenberg
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NATO is not obliged to come to the rescue should a hypothetical war break out between Iran and Israel, Jens Stoltenberg has told Germany's Der Spiegel, amid increased tensions between the bitter Middle East rivals.

"Israel is our partner, but not a member of NATO. The security guarantee of Article 5 does not apply to Israel," Secretary General of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Jens Stoltenberg told the magazine. Article 5 of NATO's treaty stipulates that an attack against one ally is considered as an attack against all allies, but it does not apply to those designated only as "partners" of the alliance.

Stoltenberg added that the alliance is not involved in Mideast peace efforts, or in conflicts in the region. "This is not our job," he stressed, somehow overlooking that, just last year, NATO formally joined the US-led coalition against IS (Islamic State, formerly ISIS/ISIL) terrorists in Iraq and Syria.

Were such a hypothetical war to break out, it also remains an open question if the US will rush to defend its closest regional ally, as Washington and Tel Aviv do not have a formal mutual defense treaty, despite a new milestone in bilateral relations being reached when the US recognized Jerusalem as the Israeli capital and moved its embassy there.

"We are all equally concerned about Iran's missile program and its activities leading to instability in the region, for example the support of terrorist groups," Stoltenberg added, reiterating the generic accusations regularly pressed against Iran, and on which basis Washington continues to introduce fresh rounds of sanctions on Tehran.

While the existential rivals Israel and Iran never engaged in a direct military conflict, they are locked in a vicious political struggle and in proxy confrontations. Being the most vocal critic of the 2015 international nuclear deal with Iran, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu was influential in convincing US President Donald Trump to unilaterally withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

"The Iran agreement continues," Stoltenberg had to agree, given the fact that the US was just one party to the complex, UN-backed deal – involving the UK, Russia, France, China, Germany and the EU – none of which supported Washington's reckless move. "The question is, can it work without the US? The impact of US sanctions on European companies will be huge in any case."

With the agreement scrapped, US State Secretary Mike Pompeo laid out a list of 12 "basic requirements" for Iran. The demands, among other things, call on Iran to withdraw from Syria, to stop "enrichment" of uranium and to undertake never to process plutonium, which are the key points that bother Israel. Tel Aviv believes a potentially nuclear-armed Iran poses an existential threat, and has claimed that Iranian-backed forces involved in the Syrian war are seeking to establish a permanent presence along its northern border.

"We will continue to act against [Iran's] intention to establish a military presence in Syria opposite us, not just opposite the Golan Heights but anywhere in Syria," Netanyahu stressed earlier this week.

Tehran, in turn, promised to retaliate against Israel at a time and a place that it sees fit, with the Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Major General Mohammad Baqeri, warning of a "firm and crushing response" against any aggression.

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You see, now?  Just one day - just one - after NATO pretends that they won't go to war with poor dear little defenseless Israhell, out comes this article in which we read that, despite big bad NATO disrespecting Israhell, Israhell will, nevertheless, help NATO militarily crush "anti-semites" in Eastern Europe.

So, based on Israhell's magnanimous gesture of being willing to militarily invade Eastern Europe, NATO will, of course, have to go to war with Iran to defend their wonderfully loyal and obedient ally, Israhell.   

Let's see...hmm...European goy have to kill Iranian goy for Israhell, while Israhell is willing to kill European goy.  Ain't that clever?

Israel joins NATO drill in Europe for the first time
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IDF troops have joined NATO war games in Eastern Europe for the first time. One of the scenarios includes crushing an armed rebellion.

Soldiers from a paratrooper brigade are participating in the NATO exercise 'Swift Response', which "simulates combating military uprisings in Europe," the IDF spokesperson said on Monday.

The annual drill led by the US European Command takes place across Germany, Poland, Lithuania and Latvia, with 10 nations involved in the maneuvers. Troops from non-NATO member Israel will train alongside the US 173rd Airborne Brigade and the Texas National Guard. According to the Pentagon, the maneuvers include "rapid response infiltration", air assault operations and the evacuation of non-combatants.

The exercise takes place simultaneously with two other NATO drills in Europe. The two-week war game 'Saber Strike' amasses 18,000 soldiers from 19 countries, with troops deployed in Poland and the Baltic States. They will master the deployment of military convoys to defend NATO's eastern flank, as well as operations across rivers and bridges.

Additionally, 37 warships are docked at the Lithuanian port city of Klaipeda for an ongoing naval drill 'BALTOPS'. All in all the exercise led by US 6th Fleet Vice Admiral Lisa Franchetti will involve 60 aircraft and 42 ships from 22 nations.

All three drills are taking place close to the Russian border, and Moscow has been regularly warning that NATO military buildup at its doorstep undermines the stability and security climate on the European continent.

Russia is "closely observing" the war games and undertaking all "necessary measures" to ensure Russia's own security during the maneuvers, the president's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday. Commenting on the largest of its exercises in the region, US Army Europe has claimed that 'Saber Strike' "is not a provocation of Russia."

Israel had been an active NATO partner since the 90s, and the cooperation with the Bloc intensified in recent years, particularly in the field of combating terror threats. Israeli diplomatic mission at NATO HQ in Brussels was opened in 2016, with several cooperation agreements following. However, as NATO General Secretary Jens Stoltenberg confirmed last week, the Bloc's security guarantees "do not apply" to Israel since it is not a member of the alliance.