Peres: Syria situation will affect Galilee

President Shimon Peres Said Tuesday that "Israel must think sooner rather than later how it will provide defense for the Galilee." He made his statements in connection with the political situation in Syria. Peres noted that there was no way of knowing how the Syrian battle would end.

"Events in Syria will determine the fate of the Galilee region so the area must placed at the center of the leaders' agenda." ( Maor Buchnik)