Israel urges U.S. action over Syrian chemical weapons - Alarabiya.net English | Front Page

Israel's Deputy Foreign Minister Zev Elkin says the U.S. should consider military action to curb Syrian chemical weapons. (Photo Courtesy: Haaretz)
 
The United States should consider military action to curb Syrian chemical weapons after Washington went public with suspicions they have been used in the country’s civil war, Israel’s deputy foreign minister said on Friday.  

 The challenge by Zev Elkin, a confidant of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, underscored tension this week over the allies’ assessments on Syria, as well as longer-running disputes about how aggressively to confront Iran’s nuclear program.

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