➡ Ron Dermer, a close adviser to the Israeli Prime Minister, secretly visited Moscow last week. This raises questions as Israel is facing economic problems and conflicts with surrounding nations, including Russia. It’s unclear what Dermer’s intentions were for this visit.

Last week, Ron Dermer, who’s perhaps the closest adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—I’ve met Mr. Dermer many times. He was born in Miami, educated in the U.S. and Great Britain, had joint Israeli-American citizenship, renounced his American citizenship to comply with Israeli law that allowed him to get into Netanyahu’s inner circles—visited Moscow secretly. What do you think that’s about, Colonel? We know that Israel is on the brink of economic chaos, and we know that it is surrounded by enemies with whom it has picked fights that it can’t seem to win. But what would Dermer be looking for from the Kremlin? The truth is that Israel is on the path to war with Russia, as well as Iran, Syria, and potentially any number of other countries, including all of the Arab states and the peninsula in Egypt.

I suspect that he went there, had in hand, with some sort of attempt to get forgiveness for having launched airstrikes against Russian facilities in Syria, and hoping that the Russians would tell them you need not worry, we will not attack you, and I don’t think he got that. As far as economic assistance is concerned, why would the Russians give them any, and help bankroll them since they become, from the Russian standpoint, a menace to stability and security in the region? We’re financing Israel right now and keeping its society and economy afloat, but I don’t think the Russians have any interest in that.

Bottom line is, I don’t think he got much. [tr:trw].

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