Ya’alon would be surprised if Russian plane was not downed by a device

Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon said in answer to reporters’ questions: “I’m not involved in the probe, but from what I hear, I would be surprised if the Russian plane was not blown up by a terrorist bomb.” He also announced in a news briefing Monday that military earthmoving equipment secured by special forces would demolish the synagogue built illegally at the fringes of Givat Zeev on privately-owned Palestinian land.