Israel behind Crimea crisis to keep Russia away from the Middle East

Egyptian military expert, Major General Hamdy Bakheet, pointed out Israeli intelligence might be behind the crisis in the Crimean Peninsula to hinder the establishment of good relations with Middle East countries, particularly Egypt and Syria, indicating that Russia succeeded in establishing good relations with many Middle East countries during the recent period which is a concern to Israel and the U.S. (Mar.19, 2014)