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Syrians Called
No. 1 Threat
New York (JTA) — The Sy-
rian army is Israel's "number
one” enemy and–a major threat
to Israel today, according to
Brig. Gen. Ephriam Lapid, chief
spokesman of the Israel Defense
Force.
Syria, Lapid asserted in an
interview with the Jewish Tele-
graphic Agency, has one of the
best equipped armies in the
Mideast with sophisticated
Soviet arms as well as helicop-
ters and missiles from France
and communication systems
from Italy.
According to Lapid, the Sy-
rian army has doubled its power
since 1982 and has now more
than 4,500 tanks and 600 jets
and about a half-million troops.
In addition, Lapid disclosed,
Syria possesses the deadly
surface-to-surface Soviet SS-21
Missile and the surface-to-air
SA-5.
"Both missiles have an
enourmous range and they pose,
therefore, a real threat to Is-
rael's population centers in the
- heart of the country and to Is-
raeli aircraft flying far away
from the Syrian border," Lapid
said.
The IDF spokesman said,
however, that the real question
is whether Syria and Jordan
will form a coalition against Is-
- rael," because (Israel) assumes
that Syria will not open a war
against Israel by herself." He
noted that Jordan also has
meaningful military power, with
an army well modernized with
1,000 tanks and 150 jets, all
British, American and French-
made.
Lapid declined to give the
member of tanks or jets in the
hands of the IDF. Western
sources estimate the IDF has
4,000 tanks and 500 jets.
Asked if Israel is still the
best army in the Mideast,"
Lapid replied, "absolutely." He
• said that this was proven during
• the Lebanon War.
The war in Lebanon did not
reflect the IDF's abilities in all
areas of fighting. It did show,
however, the superiority of Is-
rael's air force," Lapid said. He
noted that in air battles be-
' tween Israeli and Syrian jets,
Syria lost 90 planes while Israel
did not lose a single plane. The
air force also showed its ability
in attacking Syrian missile bat-
teries in Lebanon.
"But I do not underestimate
the enemy," Lapid continued.
• "The Syrian armored forces had
proven themselves during the
war and the Syrian soldier was
\ a much better fighter in 1982
than in the Yom Kippur War"
in 1973, Lapid contended.
•
Lapid was in the United
States for two weeks to meet
with American news organiza-
tions, sponsored by the anti-
Defamation League of B'nai
B'rith.
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