Top Israeli military officials have confirmed that the embattled forces of Syrian dictator Bashar Assad have used chemical weapons against rebel populations.

Equally concerning, said the Israelis, is the lack of an international response to this crime.

It is believed Assad's forces have used sarin as well as other chemical weapons in recent weeks. The Assad regime is in possession of more than 1,000 tons of chemical weapon agents, and the deafening silence of the international community now that these banned substances are being used is cause for great concern.

If the world will not speak up when Assad uses these weapons against his own people, will it do anything to stop terrorist groups who seize the chemical weapons in the wake of Assad's fall from using them against Israel?