Netanyahu Paid High Price to Putin for Prisoner’s Freedom
Netanyahu brings home from Moscow remains of Israeli soldier killed in Lebanon (Kobi Gideon/PMO)
דיווח: במסגרת העיסקה עם פוטין ואסד הסכימה ישראל להפחית את התקיפות בסוריה
After Dina Cohen traipsed through wintry mountainous terrain across the Syrian frontier on her quixotic protest against the hate her compatriots feel toward their Arab neighbors, Bibi Netanyahu faced extraordinary pressure to win her release. He turned to someone with whom he’d done business before quite successfully: Vladimir Putin. They had together negotiated previous prisoner exchanges and weathered numerous military crises which they’d resolved.
This time, Putin made clear that he set the bar high. The concessions expected would be serious and cause some discomfort, especially to Israel’s military planners.